| A | B |
| aesthetic | sensitive or responsive to beauty |
| defunct | no longer in existence or functioning |
| discomfit | to frustrate, thwart, or defeat |
| espouse | to become attached to |
| fetish | an object of unreasoning devotion or reverence |
| gregarious | seeking the company of others |
| hapless | marked by a persistent absence of good luck |
| impeccable | faultless, beyond criticism or blame |
| importune | to trouble with demands |
| interpolate | to present as an addition or correction |
| irreparable | incapable of being repaired or rectified |
| laconic | concise, using few words |
| languish | to suffer neglect |
| mendacious | given to lying or deception |
| nadir | the lowest point |
| omnipresent | present in all places at all times |
| perfunctory | without interest or enthusiasm |
| plaintive | expressive of sorrow or woe |
| requite | to make retaliation, as for an injury |
| tantamount | equivalent, having the same meaning |