| A | B |
| coerce | (v) to restrain or dominate by force |
| comprehensive | (adj) covering completely or broadly : inclusive |
| conjecture | (n) a conclusion deduced by surmise or guesswork |
| corroborate | (v) to support with evidence or authority : make more certain |
| domicle | (n) a dwelling place : place of residence : home |
| elapse | (v) pass, go by |
| fruitless | (adj) unsuccessful, lacking or not bearing fruit |
| garbled | (v) to so alter or distort as to create a wrong impression or change the meaning |
| inundate | (v) to cover with a flood : overflow, overwhelm |
| lax | (adj) deficient in firmness : not stringent |
| lurid | (adj) causing horror or revulsion : gruesome |
| meticulous | (adj) marked by extreme or excessive care in the consideration or treatment of details |
| obviate | (v) to anticipate and prevent (as a situation) or make unnecessary (as an action) |
| phlegmatic | (adj) : having or showing a unemotional and stolidly calm temperament |
| poignant | (adj) painfully affecting the feelings : piercing, deeply affecting : touching |
| rash | (adj) marked by or proceeding from undue haste or lack of deliberation or caution |
| sanguine | (adj) confident, cheerfully optimistic |
| sporadic | (adj) occurring occasionally, singly, or in irregular or random instances |
| quip | (n) a clever usually taunting remark |
| zealous | (adj) marked by fervent partisanship for a person, a cause, or an ideal : filled with or characterized by zeal |