| A | B |
| plethora | an excess of something |
| foible | a minor weakness or eccentricity in someone's character |
| ploy | a cunning plan or action designed to turn a situation to one's own advantage |
| gabardine | a smooth, durable twill-woven cloth |
| abstract | a written summary of a book or article |
| citation | a quotation from or reference to a book, paper, or author, esp. in a scholarly work |
| thesis | a statement or theory that is put forward as a premise to be maintained or proved |
| anthology | a published collection of poems or other pieces of writing |
| database | a structured set of information held in a computer, esp. one that is accessible in various ways |
| journal | a newspaper or magazine that deals with a particular subject or professional activity |
| volume | a consecutive sequence of issues of a periodical |
| edition | a particular version of a text that has been revised or created from a substantially new setting of type |