| A | B |
| impresario (n.) | the person who organizes a show |
| extortion (n.) | blackmail |
| adverse (adj.) | negative; difficult |
| asset (n.) | something that you own that has value |
| bigot (n.) | person who has negative attitudes toward people who belong to a different group |
| blatant (adj.) | overly obvious |
| entourage (n.) | group of people that hangs around a famous or important person |
| virulent (adj.) | spreads very easily (like a disease) |
| venom (n.) | poison from an animal like a snake or spider |
| spew (v.) | pour out suddenly and quickly |