| A | B |
|---|
| accrue | (v) to grow or accumulate over time; to happen as a natural result |
| annotation | (n) a critical or explanatory note or comment; especially for a literary work |
| bedlam | (n) a state or scene or uproar and confusion |
| covert | (adj) hidden, disguised, purposefully kept a secret; sheltered, secluded; (n) a sheltered place, a hiding place |
| debonair | (adj) pleasant, courteous, lighthearted; smooth and polished in manner and appearance |
| dun | (v) to demand insistently, especially in payment of a debt; (n) a creditor; (adj) dark, dull, drab, dingy |
| efficacious | (adj) effective, producing results |
| equanimity | (n) calmness, composure, refusal to panic |
| fortuitous | (adj) accidental, occurring by a happy chance, lucky |
| gist | (n) the essential part, main point, or essence |
| gratuitous | (adj) freely given, not called for by circumstance, unwarranted |
| imperious | (adj) overbearing, arrogant; seeking to dominate; pressing, compelling |
| invective | (n) a strong denunciation or condemnation; abusive language; (adj) abusive, vituperative |
| motley | (adj) showing great variety; composed of different elements or many colors; (n) a jester’s costume; a jester |
| munificent | (adj) extremely generous, lavish |
| procrastinate | (v) to delay, to put off till later |
| provocative | (adj) tending to produce strong feeling or response |
| recondite | (adj) exceeding ordinary knowledge and understanding |
| reprobate | (n) a depraved, vicious, or unprincipled person, scoundrel; (adj) wicked, corrupt, or unprincipled; (v) to disapprove of, condemn |
| sedentary | (adj) characterized by or calling for continued sitting; remaining in one place |
