| A | B |
| demarcation | the settling or making of boundaries or limits |
| dearth | an inadequate supply, scarcity |
| ameliorate | to make better, improve |
| arduous | long and difficult and thus hard to accomplish |
| burgeon | to grow rapidly |
| compendium | a consice list or summary |
| capacious | spacious, roomy |
| desolate | lonely, uninhabited |
| diversion | something that diverts or amuses |
| eclectic | selecting from a wide variety of sources, methods, or styles |
| effervescent | to give off bubbles and thus be bubbly, exuberant |
| decorum | conformity to accepted norms of behavior |
| hubris | excessive pride, arrogance |
| idiosyncrisy | any personal peculiarity, eccentricity |
| fastidious | exacting, meticulous, hard to please |
| emulate | to imitate, copy |
| equanimity | evenness of mind, especially under stress |
| indomitable | incapable of being expressed; indescribable |
| innate | present in an individual from birth |
| limpid | transparent, perfectly clear |
| insipid | without flavor, tasteless, not exciting, dull |