| A | B |
| Effete | soft or delicate |
| Bigot | one who regards or treats the members of a racial or ethnic group with hatred and intolerance |
| Spurious | of a deceitful nature or quality |
| Desolate | showing the effects of abandonment and neglect |
| Reek | to give off or become permeated with a strong or offensive odor |
| Dossier | a file containing detailed records on a particular person or subject |
| Behest | an authoritative order or urgent prompting |
| August | marked by majestic dignity or grandeur |
| Albeit | although, even though |
| Ossify | to change into bone |