| A | B |
| abhorrent | loathsome |
| admonish | warning; reprove gently but seriously |
| ambrosial | extremely pleasing to taste or smell |
| confine | shut up; imprison |
| decade | period of ten years |
| detonate | explode with suddenness and violence |
| ephemeral | lasting one day only; fleeting |
| gullible | easily deceived or cheated |
| haggle | dispute or argue over a price in a petty way |
| immerse | plunge or place into a liquid; dip |
| insomnia | inability to sleep |
| lapse | accidential mistake |
| probe | critical inquiry into suspected illegal activity |
| render | hand down; officially deliver |
| repast | meal |
| replenish | bring back to condition of being full |
| score | group or set of twenty |
| snub | act or instance of snubbing treating with contempt |
| suture | strand or fiber used to sew parts of the living body |
| unwittingly | unintentionally |