| A | B |
|---|
| belated | done too late |
| caliber | degree of importance |
| chagrin | to cause to feel unease |
| contravene | to act against |
| default | failure to do what is required by duty or law |
| doldrums | condition of feeling sad, bored, or sluggish |
| emblazon | to inscribe or decorate conspicuously |
| eminent | standing above others in rank or fame |
| expend | to use up; consume |
| expire | to come to an end |
| exponent | a person who explains, interprets, or works to make something popular |
| novice | a person new at something; a beginner |
| spry | moving with quickness and ease |
| tenuous | lacking substance, flimsy |
| truism | a truth that is so well known that it is almost unnecceassary to say it |
