| A | B |
|---|
| devotes: | directs energy and time to a purpose |
| aura: | a subtle sensory stimulus |
| smugness: | highly self-satisfied |
| rapport: | marked by harmony or affinity |
| fixated: | arrested in development or adjustment |
| abstruse: | difficult to comprehend |
| Cartier: | up-market French jewellers |
| poser: | puzzling or baffling question |
| untoward: | difficult to guide or work with |
| baggage: | disconcerting emotional memories |
| Freudian slip: | error linked to unconscious mind |
| psyche: | soul, self, mind |
| malange: | mixture of incongruous elements |
| finesse: | skillful handling of a situation |
| inculcate: | to teach by frequent repetition |
| allay: | reduce in intensity |
| stellar: | star or out-standing |
| naive: | a deficiency in worldly wisdom |
| frugal: | reflecting economy in spending |
| tabula rasa: | simply a clean slate |
| archaic: | relating to earlier eras |
| blatantly: | acting in a crass or offensive manner |
| idiosyncratic: | peculiar to the individual |
| kilter: | proper condition |
| out of kilter: | improper condition |
| adamant: | unyielding |
| delusional: | an abnormal mental state |
| phase: | a distinguishable stage of development |
| sine qua non: | Latin: without that nothing |
| esoteric: | understood by the initiated |
| compilation: | collected and edited |
| erudite: | scholarly, learned |
| macabre: | dwelling on the gruesome |
| afficionado: | devotee, fan |
| lexical: | relating to the vocabulary |
| cumulative: | increasing by successive addition |
| pathological: | diseased |
| atonement: | to make amends |
