| A | B |
|---|
| inexplicable | impossible to explain |
| dapper | being neat and trim in dress or appearance |
| tenuous | thin, slender |
| sangfroid | composure; coolness under pressure |
| circuitous | roundabout, circular, not direct |
| harangues | a speech addressed to a public assembly; ranting, raving speech |
| sallow | an unhealthy, yellowish complexion |
| callow | immature, inexperienced |
| ingratiate | bring oneself into favor with someone |
| surmise | a supposition that something may be true w/o having evidence |
| stringent | severe, strict, stern, rigid |
| ostentatious | characterized by pretentious display |
| pretentious | expressive of unwarranted or exaggerated importance |
| erroneous | characterized by error; mistaken |
| exacerbate | to make worse; to make more violent, bitter, or severe |
| assuage | to soothe, pacify, opposite of exacerbate |
| erudite | scholarly, studious |
| immaculate | having no stain or blemish; flawless |
| compassion | sorrow, care, concern for others combined with the desire to help |
| retrospect | a looking back on or a thinking about past events |
| masticate | grinding or chewing food |
