| A | B |
|---|
| aggregate | N sum total, collection (individual) |
| archipelago | N a group of islands |
| boon | N blessing, benefit, advantage (disadvantage) |
| Buffoon | N a clown, silly person (serious person) |
| Contaminant | N something that causes impurity, pollutant (purity) |
| corrugated | adj bent into folds, grooved (flat) |
| deleterious | adj harmful, dangerous (harmless) |
| disputatious | adj inclined to fight, combative (peaceful) |
| fetter | V to restrict by shackling (to let free) |
| giddy | adj excited or dizzy, lightheaded (serious) |
| indomitable | adj incapable of being conquered, resolute (feeble) |
| irresolute | adj undetermined, unsure of how to proceed, indecisive (decisive) |
| panacea | N cure-all, remedy (problem) |
| peruse | N to read or examine carefully, scruntinize (to skim) |
| prodigy | N a genius, one with exceptional talents (normal person) |
| rebuff | V to snob or refuse, scorn (accept) |
| resilient | adj ability to return to a former state, durable (weak) |
| scapegoat | N one who takes the blame for others, accused (innocent) |
| spurious | adj false or deceitful, forged (real) |
| vivacious | adj full of life, lively (dull) |
