| A | B |
| congenial | getting along with others, affable; suited to one's needs or tastes, agreeable |
| decipher | to convert from a code or secret writing into ordinary language, to decode; to interpret the meaning of something puzzling, to solve |
| dissect | to cut into in order to study, to study closely, to analyze |
| enigma | another that is puzzling, mysterious or hard to figure out |
| ineffectual | not bringing about the desired result, futile |
| infallible | incapable of making an error, never wrong |
| irrespressible | incapable of being controlled or held back |
| luminous | giving off light; clear; easy to understand |
| millennium | a period of one thousand years |
| mire | an area of wet, swampy ground; deep mud |
| pestilence | a rapidly spreading and usually fatal disease |
| stagnate | to fail to develop, change, or move |
| sublime | great or noble in expression, thought or manner; splendid |
| vie | to compete for, as in a contest |
| voluminous | having great bulk or volume; ample |