| A | B |
| adherent | follower, supporter The _____ threw a large party for their boss. |
| admonish | scold or warn gently Falling from the tree, the children were ____for going too high. |
| adroit | skillful, clever The sales persona was successfull due to his ____sales pitch |
| adulation | excessive admiration Climbing on stage, the teen went overboard in her ______ of the star. |
| adulterate | contaminate, make impure The ground salt _____our water |
| adverse | adverse Playing in the heat would be _____ playing conditions. |
| aesthetic | artistic beauty The paintings had an ______ beauty. |
| affluent | rich, prosperous Living in a castle, the king was very ______. |
| affable | friendly, easy to talk to Talking to strangers often, Bob an an _____ personality. |
| affinity | attracted to Living in the sea, fish have an _____ to water. |
| ephemeral | lasting a short time The flower died in two days, it lasted an _____ time. |
| epigram | brief, witty saying The announcer gave an short _____ of the man's personality. |
| epitome | the best case His good batting average was the ______ of all his hard work. |
| equanimity | calm Bob faced the tornado with ________ and went to the basement. |
| equitable | fair He cut the pie in ______ slices. |
| equivocal | intentionally confusing His answer was so _______ that we didn't know the right answer. |
| erudite | deeply educated The teacher taught in such ______ terms that we didn't know what he was saying. |
| esoteric | peculiar, hard to understand The author's ______ books of the underworld were hard to understand. |
| espouse | support He _______ so many clubs that he couldn't attend all the meetings. |
| ethereal | heavenly, like light or gas The the ______ glow in the sky was the sun behind the clouds. |