| A | B |
| articulate | to pronounce distinctly |
| cavort | to romp or prance around exuberantly |
| credence | belief, mental acceptance |
| decry | to condemn, express strong disapproval |
| dissemble | to disguise or conceal |
| distraught | very much agitated or upset as a result of emotion or mental conflict |
| eulogy | high praise |
| evince | to display clearly |
| exhume | to bring to light |
| feckless | lacking in spirit and strength |
| murky | dark and gloomy |
| nefarious | wicked, depraved |
| piquant | stimulating to the taste or mind |
| primordial | developed or created at the very beginning |
| propinquity | nearness in place or time |
| unwonted | not in character |
| utopian | founded upon or involving a visionary view of an ideal world |
| verbiage | language that is too wordy for the content |
| verdant | immature in experience or judgment |
| viscous | having a gelatinous or gluey quality |