| A | B |
| expeditiously | quickly and effieciently |
| modicum | small amount |
| expostulation | pleading protest |
| doleful | causing sadness |
| haggard | having a wild wasted worn appearence |
| lethargy | lack of energy |
| sagacity | quality of keen penetration and sound judgement |
| debauchery | excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures |
| circuitously | indirectly |
| laconic | consisting of few words |
| despondency | loss of hope |
| obsequiousness | too eager to serve |
| imperturbable | calm |
| complacent | self satisfied |
| magnanimous | nobleness in mind |
| dubiously | skeptically |
| transitroy | of a temporary nature |
| repast | meal |
| genteel | showing good taste and elegance associated with polite society |
| felicity | happiness |
| lenient | avoiding severity of judgement |
| turbid | muddy |
| pensive | expressing deep often sad thoughtfulness |
| conflagration | large destructive fire |
| munificent | characterized by great generosity (*with money*) |