| A | B |
| multifarious | (adj) having many different parts, elements |
| obdurate | (adj) unmoved by persuasion, pity, or tender feelings |
| paradox | (noun) a statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth |
| incorrigible | (adj) bad beyond correction or reform |
| mnemonic | (adj) assisting or intended to assist the memory |
| proclivity | (noun) natural or habitual inclination to tendency |
| soporific | (adj) causing or tending to cause sleep |
| sycophant | (noun) a self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite |
| raucous | (adj) harsh; strident; grating |
| tenuous | (adj) lacking a sound basis, as reasoning; unsubstantiated |