| A | B |
| teutonic | of or pertaining to the Germanic languages and their speakers |
| largesse | generosity of spirit or attitude |
| conjecture | a guess |
| affable | easy to speak to; also, gracious |
| germane | Appropriate or fitting; relevant |
| ambient | surrounding; encircling |
| axiomatic | evident without proof or argument |
| commiserate | to feel or express sorrow or pity for; sympathize with |
| discomfit | to disconcert; also, to thwart |
| importune | to harass with persistent demands or entreaties |
| ebullient | High spirited |
| histrionic | excessively dramatic or emotional; affected |
| flout | to show dislike for; scorn |
| cavil | to quibble about; detect petty flaws in |
| verdant | green with vegetation |