| A | B |
| Aggrieved | Offended or wronged |
| Agog | A state of excitement and anticipation |
| Altruistic | Unselfish |
| Audacious | Bold |
| Blanch | To turn pale |
| Blight | Something that causes decay or withers one’s hopes |
| Conciliate | To soothe the anger of; placate |
| Cynical | Mistrustful |
| Despondency | Hopelessness |
| Drone | To hum or buzz continuously |
| Emancipate | To set free |
| Equivocate | To be ambiguous; deliberately evade or lie |
| Fraught | Filled |
| Gorge | Stuff completely |
| Impel | Push forward |
| Intrepid | Fearless |
| Judicious | Wise; prudent |
| Lucid | Clearheaded; sane |
| Magnanimous | Generous in rising above insults |
| Oracle | One capable of providing divine revelation / wisdom |
| Pristine | Pure; unspoiled |
| Quaint | Pleasantly unusual |
| Recompense | Repayment; reward |
| Sally | Quick witticism or retort |
| Tenacity | Persistence; steadfastness |
| Tentative | Hesitant; uncertain |
| Titillate | To excite or stimulate |
| Unfathomable | Unmeasureable or infinite |
| Veracity | Adherence to the truth; truthfulness |
| Wizened | Dried up or withered |