| A | B |
|---|
| acquiesce | comply with; accept without protest |
| allure | to entice/tempt; to beguile |
| askew | awry; lopsided |
| blithe | cheerful; carefree |
| contentious | quarrelsome; argumentative |
| covet | crave; yearn for |
| crestfallen | discouraged; despondent |
| disheveled | rumpled; untidy |
| exponent | defender; champion |
| garrulous | talkative; loquacious |
| insuperable | incapable of being overcome; invincible |
| lamentable | deplorable; regrettable |
| misnomer | misnaming; malapropism |
| profess | assert; declare |
| respite | period of relief; interval |
| retribution | recompense; requital |
| sinuous | winding; twisting; convoluted |
| sonorous | resonant; resounding |
| vanguard | forefront; cutting edge |
| wastrel | loafer; idler; a wasteful person |
