| A | B |
| epistle | a letter or literary composition in letter form |
| avid | enthusiastic or extremely interested |
| gadfly | an irritating and persistent person |
| dolorous | exhibiting sorrow or pain |
| arduous | difficult; requiring much effort |
| harangue | a long, strongly expressed speech or lecture |
| incarcerate | to put into prison; to confine |
| exhort | to urge on with stirring words |
| bawdy | indecent; humorously obscene |
| pernicious | destructive or deadly |