| A | B |
|---|
| abdicate | to give up responsibility for |
| abhor | to regard with disgust |
| begrudge | to resent someone's possession of something |
| calamity | disaster |
| callow | immature |
| dank | damp and chilly |
| edible | fit to eat |
| edict | an order given by someone in authority |
| faculty | natural ability to think |
| feigned | pretended |
| harbor | to shelter and protect |
| immaculate | without stain |
| incense | to be extremely angry |
| jubilant | joyful |
| laceration | a physical or emotional wound |
| qualm | uneasiness or doubt |
| rakish | stylish; jaunty |
| rapt | deeply moved or absorbed |
| sagacious | wise |
| scoff | mock |
| tacitly | silently |
| unassailable | impossible to dispute |
| undulating | moving in a wave-light motion |
| vacillating | swaying from one course of action to another |
| wane | to decrease in size, intensity, or degree |
| abode | dwelling place; home |
| amiably | in a friendly manner |
| arbitrary | based on unpredictable decisions rather than reason or law |
| beguiling | charming or delighting |
| commission | to assign a duty or task |
