| A | B |
|---|
| facetious | humorous; playfully joking |
| ostentatious | meant to impress others; flashy |
| optimum | best possible; most favorable; most desirable |
| detriment | something that causes damage, harm, or loss |
| vicarious | experienced through the imagination; not experienced directly |
| dexterous | skillful in using the hands or body |
| scrupulous | careful about moral standards; conscientious |
| gregarious | sociable; enjoying and seeking the company of others |
| discretion | good judgment or tact in actions or speaking |
| sensory | having to do with seeing, hearing, feeling, tasting, or smelling |
| collaborate | to act as a team |
| despondent | depressed |
| instigate | to cause |
| resilient | quick to recover |
| retrospect | looking back |
| rudimentary | basic |
| scoff | to laugh at |
| squelch | to hold back |
| venerate | to honor |
| zealot | an extremist |
| ambiguous | unclear |
| dissident | a rebel |
| embellish | to decorate |
| fritter | to waste |
| inadvertent | not intended |
| inane | silly |
| juxtapose | to put side by side |
| lethargy | weariness |
| sporadic | irregular |
| subsidize | to pay for |
| berate | to scold angrily |
| estrange | to drive away |
| euphoric | very happy |
| impetuous | impulsive |
| infallible | perfect |
| maudlin | overly emotional |
| regress | to go backward |
| relinquish | to give up |
| ubiquitous | found everywhere |
| zenith | the highest point |
| equivocate | to be unclear |
| fortuitous | accidental |
| impeccable | flawless |
| liaison | a link |
| predisposed | likely |
| propensity | an inclination |
| reprehensible | shameful |
| sham | something false |
| solace | relief |
| solicitous | attentive |
