| A | B |
|---|
| balm | a soothing substance or one that gives relief |
| conservatory | a greenhouse or place where plants are raised; a school for music and art |
| demur | to hesitate, to delay, to object |
| demure | serious, reserved, coy |
| expiate | to atone or to make amends for a sin or a crime |
| fountainhead | principal source or origin |
| furrow | to make wrinkles or grooves |
| hallmark | a distinguishing characteristic or trait |
| inclement | stormy, severe |
| jaded | weary from overuse, surfeited |
| juxtapose | to place close together or side by side |
| loiter | to stand idly or to linger aimlessly |
| mince | to restrain one's speech or to euphemize in order to show politeness |
| monolithic | massive and rigidly fixed uniformly |
| obeisance | an attitude of respect; a gesture made in token of respect |
| peccadillo | a slight offense, a small fault |
| polemicist | one skilled in argument and in refuting attacks |
| propound | to put forth for discussion or analysis |
| renege | to go back on one's word |
| repast | a meal |
| rudiment | an essential element or skill, also the early stages of development |
| sieve | a utensil for sifting or straining |
| tether | to fasten or to confine as with a rope |
| urban | having to do with a city or characteristic of a city |
| vouchsafe | to grant in a condescending manner |
