| A | B |
| Acquit | relieve from an accusation; pronounce not guilty; discharge; exculpate; exonerate – perform one’s part; conduct oneself |
| Complex | having varied interrelated parts and hard to understand; complicated; intricate |
| Consign | give – transfer or deliver as if by signing over; hand over; commit |
| Effrontery | shameless boldness; insolence; gall; temerity; nerve; chutzpah |
| Excruciating | causing great pain or anguish; agonizing; unbearable painful |
| Forbearance | act of forbearing (refraining) |
| Hamper | interfere with; hinder; impede |
| Nettlesome | literally full of nettles (plants with stinging hairs); irritating; causing annoyance or vexation |
| Oblivious | forgetful; unmindful; not aware; unwitting |
| Prodigious | extraordinary in amount or size; enormous; gigantic; huge; colossal |