| A | B |
| abhor | utterly detest; loathe |
| ambrosial | extremely pleasing to taste or smell; delicious |
| decade | ten years |
| ephemeral | short-lived, fleeting |
| haggle | dispute over prices; bargain |
| insomnia | inability to sleep |
| probe | critical inquiry; investigation |
| render | hand down officially; deliver |
| replenish | refill |
| snub | rebuff; slight; insult |
| unwittingly | unintentionally; inadvertently |
| admonish | gently but seriously; caution |
| confine | shut up; imprison |
| detonate | explode with suddenness and violence; cause explosion |
| gullible | easily deceived or cheated |
| immerse | plunge into liquid; engross; absorb |
| lapse | accidental mistake; trivial fault; interval |
| repast | food for one occasion of eating; meal |
| score | twenty |
| suture | strand or fiber used to sew parts of the living body; stitch made from such material |