| A | B |
| Absolve | Forgive; make free from blame |
| Allure | Tempt; attract |
| Aperture | Opening |
| Artifice | Trickery; deception |
| Buoyancy | Lightness of spirit; cheerfulness |
| Clamber | Climb clumsily |
| Compulsory | Required; enforced |
| Contortion | Twisted shape / motion |
| Desist | Stop |
| Dire | Extreme; desperate |
| Dogged | Persistence; stubborn |
| Extol | Praise |
| Fickleness | Changeable |
| Frivolous | Light-minded; lacking seriousness |
| Furl | Roll up |
| Ghastly | Dreadful |
| Illusory | Not real; false |
| Insipid | Dull; flat |
| Maniacal | Crazed; wildly enthusiastic |
| Nimble | Moving in a quick or light way |
| Pique | Provoke |
| Propagate | Publize; spread |
| Raze | Tear down |
| Serrated | Having jagged, sawlike notches along the edge |
| Squalid | Foul or unclean; wretched |
| Supplant | Replace; displace |
| Temerity | Foolish or rash boldness; recklessness |
| Tepid | Lukewarm |
| Vigil | Staying watchful |
| Wince | Flinch or drawback. |