| A | B |
| attribute | a quality or characteristic belonging to or associated with someone or something; trait |
| belittle | to make something appear smaller than it is; to refer to in a way that suggests lack of importance or value |
| doctrine | a belief principle, or teaching |
| haggard | thin, pale, and careworn as a result of worry or suffering |
| acme | the highest point; summit; top; peak |
| convey | to transport; to transmit; to communicate |
| excise | to remove by cutting; cut out; an indirect tax on the manufacture, sale, or distribution of a commodity or service |
| exotic | foreign; charmingly unfamiliar or strikingly unusual |
| jaunty | lively; easy and carefree in manner |
| juncture | a joining together; the point at which two things are joined |