| A | B |
|---|
| abscond | (v.)—to flee; to escape; to withdraw |
| altruism | (n.)—unselfish concern for others; charity; generosity |
| banal | (adj.)—commonplace; trivial; trite |
| clandestine | (adj.)—secret; hidden; undercover |
| clemency | (n.)—forgiveness; mercy; leniency |
| confound | (v.)—to confuse; to puzzle; to bewilder; to perplex |
| deride | (v.)—to ridicule; to mock; to laugh at |
| flagrant | (adj.)—extremely conspicuous or evident |
| immutable | (adj.)—unchangeable; unchanging; never varying |
| incredulous | (adj.)—unwilling to believe or accept what is claimed to be true |
| levity | (n.)—fun; gaiety of thought, speech, or behavior |
| malign | (v.)—to speak ill of; to damage the reputation of; to slander (adj.)—hurtful, injurious |
| malleable | (adj.)—capable of being changed or reshaped |
| ostracize | (v.)—to shut out; to exclude from a society or group; to banish |
| paltry | (adj.)—small and worthless; insignificant; cheap |
| placate | (v.)—to calm down; to quiet the anger of; to pacify |
| prodigious | (adj.)—enormous; huge in size or amount; wonderful or amazing |
| pugnacious | (adj.)—quarrelsome; belligerent; aggressive; combative |
| scintillating | (adj.)—sparkling; brilliant; witty; clever |
| virtuosity | (n.)—excellence; great skill |
