| A | B |
|---|
| beatific | blissful |
| behemoth | a creature of enormous size, power, or appearance |
| blandishment | anything designed to flatter or coax |
| cacophonous | harsh-sounding, raucous |
| chicanery | trickery |
| consign | to give over to another's care, charge, or control; to entrust, deliver |
| coup | a sudden takeover of power or leadership |
| euphemism | a mild or inoffensive expression used in place of a harsh one |
| febrile | pertaining to or marked by fever |
| gainsay | to dispute, oppose |
| imminent | about to happen, threatening |
| innate | natural, inborn |
| loath | unwilling, reluctant, disinclined |
| manifest | clear to the mind; a list of cargo or passengers |
| minutiae | trivial details, trifling manners |
| moratorium | a suspension of activity, an official waiting period |
| nostrum | an alleged cure-all; a remedy of questionable effectiveness |
| pariah | one who is rejected by a social group |
| visionary | one given to far-fetched ideas |
| wizened | dry, shrunken, and wrinkled |
