| A | B |
|---|
| fortuitous | accidental, happening by chance |
| covert | hidden, disguised, purposefully kept secret; sheltered, secluded a sheltered place, a hiding place |
| bedlam | a state or scene of uproar and confusion |
| debonair | pleasant, courteous, lighthearted; smooth and polished (in manners and appearance) |
| annotation | a critical or explanatory note or comment, especially for a literary work |
| gist | the essential part, main point, or essence |
| efficacious | effective, producing results |
| accrue | to grow or accumulate in the course of time; to happen as a natural result |
| dun | to demand insistently, especially payment of a debt; a creditor; dark, dull, drab, dingy, blackish |
| equanimity | calmness, composure, refusal to panic |
| antedeluvian | relating to or typical of ancient times |
| provocative | tending to produce a strong feeling or response; arousing desire or appetite; irritating, annoying; something that provokes or stimulates |
| sedentary | characterized by or calling for continued sitting; remaining in one place |
| imperious | overbearing, arrogant; seeking to dominate; pressing, compelling |
| gratuitous | freely given; not called for by circumstances, unwarranted |
| procrastinate | to delay, put off until later |
| recondite | exceeding ordinary knowledge and understanding, profound, abstruse |
| munificent | extremely generous, lavish |
| inimical | unfriendly, hostile; harmful, unfavorable |
| motley | showing great diversity or variety; composed of different elements or many colors; a multicolored woolen fabric; a jester's costume; a jester; a mixture of odd elements |
| invective | a strong denunciation or condemnation; abusive language; abusive, vituperative |
| reprobate | a depraved, vicious, or unprincipled person, scoundrel; wicked, corrupt, or unprincipled; to disapprove of, condemn |
