| A | B |
| apposite | highly relevant |
| calumny | a false accusation meant to hurt someone's repuation; slander |
| domain | an area or territory over which control is exercised |
| dorsal | of, on, or near the back |
| enervate | to lessen the vigor or strength of; to enfeeble |
| epicure | one with discriminating taste, especially but not exclusively relating to food or drink |
| exculpate | to clear from alleged guilt or fault |
| heterogeneous | differing in kind or parts; varied |
| infinitesimal | extremely small in kind or parts; varied |
| lateral | of, at, from, or towards the side |
| primeval | of or relating to the earliest ages; primitive |
| quintessence | the best or most typical example |
| serrated | having a saw toothed or notched edge |
| veritable | being, in fact, the thing named or described; literally so. Often used to emphasize the aptness of a metaphor. |
| viviparous | producing living young instead of eggs, in the manner of most mammals and some reptiles and fishes. |