| A | B |
| belabor | explain in unnecessary detail |
| connoisseur | person with refined taste and good judgement |
| egregious | outstandingly, obviously bad |
| grate (v) | 1. to annoy; aggravate; vex 2. shred |
| irrevocable | cannot be cancelled; unchangeable |
| nefarious | wicked; immoral; disreputable |
| peruse | read carefully |
| recant | disclaim; retract statement |
| subversive | rebellious; revolutionary |
| wax | to increase; to grow |
| beleaguer | besiege; attack |
| consecrate | dedicate |
| egress | exit |
| gratis | free of charge; without payment |
| itinerant | nomadic; wandering from place to place |
| negate | cancel; deny |
| pervasive | spreading everywhere |
| recapitulate | summarize |
| succinct | concise |
| waylay | accost; stop; approach; hinder |