| A | B |
| barter | an exchange in trade; to exchange goods |
| devise | to think out, plan, figure out, invent, create |
| ferret | a king of weasel; to search or hunt out; to torment, badger |
| rue | to regret, be sorry for; a feeling of regret |
| vex | to annoy, anger, exasperate; to confuse, baffle |
| appease | to make calm, soothe; to relieve, satisfy; to yield to |
| cite | to quote; to mention; to summon to appear in court; to commend. recommmend |
| milieu | the setting, surroundings, environment |
| quirk | a peculiar way of acting; a sudden twist or turn |
| shiftless | lazy, lacking in ambition and energy; inefficient |
| abdicate | to resign, formally give up an office or a dduty; to disown, discard |
| capacious | able to hold much, roomy |
| fallacy | a false notion or belief; an an error in thinking |
| recipient | one who recieves; recieving able or willing to recieve |
| ungainly | clumsy, awkwark; unwieldy |