| A | B |
|---|
| enigma | mystery; puzzle |
| deride | make fun of; ridicule |
| incite | arouse to action; stir up |
| pretentious | showy; making ridiculous claims; excessively ambitious |
| penchant | a strong liking; attraction |
| discourse | exchange of ideas; conversation |
| incorrigible | impossible to correct, control, or discipline |
| primordial | formed long ago; primitive |
| prodigal | wasteful, especially of money; extravagant |
| disparage | say negative things; belittle |
| indict | charge with a crime; accuse |
| prodigious | very large |
| reticent | quiet; uncommunicative |
| dissolution | separation into parts; the process of dissolving |
| infiltrate | penetrate by passing through gaps; enter secretly and become established, such as a spy might do in an enemy organization |
| proximity | nearness; closeness |
| vagrant | homeless person; wanderer |
| distended | swollen; extended |
| ingenuous | naïve; unsophisticated; inexperienced |
| puerile | childish |
