| A | B |
| BENIGN | (adj.) Gentleness or kindness of heart or gracious; Not malignant |
| OSCILLATE | (v.) To swing or move back and forth in a constant rhythm |
| FRAUGHT | (adj.) Filled or full of |
| FOIBLE | (n.) A minor weakness or flaw of character |
| DECIMATE | (v.) To destroy or kill a large number of |
| INURE | (v.) To harden or accustom to by use or exposure |
| OBSEQUIOUS | (adj.) Extremely compliant or submissive |
| PEREMPTORY | (adj.) Leaving no opportunity for debate or refusal |
| ASKANCE | (adv.) With suspicion or mistrust or disapproval |
| CAVIL | (n.) A trivial and annoying objection or criticism; (v.) To raise irritating and trivial objections, to find fault with unnecessarily |
| OBTUSE | (adj.) Not quick or alert with perception |
| RECONNOITER | (v.) To make an examination or inspection for military or surveying |
| LUMINOUS | (adj.) Radiating or reflecting light |
| SPORADIC | (adj.) Happening at irregular or unplanned intervals with no no pattern or order |
| CHARLATAN | (n.) One who pretends to have more knowledge or skill than he or she actually does |
| CONCOMITANT | (n.) An event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another; (adj.) Occurring or existing alongside something else |
| CONCATENATION | (n.) The state of being linked together in a series like a chain |
| PENITENT | (n.) A person who feels sorrow or regret for their sins or mistakes; (adj.) Feeling or expressing sorrow or regret for one's sins or mistakes |
| SHAMBLES | (n.) A state of complete disorder or ruin |
| ATTENUATE | (v.) To reduce or weaken in force, value or intensity |
| REBUFF | (n.) A blunt or abrupt refusal, a rejection; (v.) To reject bluntly and disdainfully, to snub |
| FORGO | (v.) To do without or give up |