| A | B |
| ameliorate | to improve, make better |
| aplomb | poise, assurance, great self-confidence |
| callow | without experience, immature |
| epitome | a condensed account, a model |
| exhort | to urge strongly, advise earnestly |
| infringe | to go beyond recognized bounds |
| intrinsic | belonging to someone by its very nature; inherent |
| inveigh | to make a violent attack in words, expressing strong disapproval |
| lassitude | weariness of body or mind, lack of energy |
| permeate | to spread through, penetrate |
| precipitate | to fall as moisture; to cause or bring about |
| stringent | strict, severe |
| surmise | to think or believe without supporting evidence; to guess |