| A | B |
| Foray | A quick or sudden attack; an initial venture |
| Scrutinize | To examine in detail |
| Inchoate | Not yet completed or fully developed; just begun |
| Flotsam | The part of the wreckage of a ship found floating in water;odds and ends |
| Wrest | To twist or turn; pull or jerk with force |
| Mawkish | characterized by sickly sentimentality; weakly emotional |
| Connoisseur | A person who is especially competent to pass judgements in the arts |
| Impel | To drive or urge forward |
| Amorphous | Lacking definite form |
| Mercenary | Working or acting for money or reward |
| Recoil | To draw back; start or shrink back as in horror or disgust |
| Puerile | Pertaining to a child; foolish; immature or trivial |