| A | B |
| inert | unable to act or move; inactive; sluggish |
| circumvent | to get around; to bypass |
| clandestine | secret |
| acquit | to find not guilty of a fault or crime |
| deprecate | to express strong disapproval |
| barrister | lawyer (British) |
| adulation | excessive praise or admiration |
| culinary | having to do with the kitchen or cooking |
| bawdy | indecent; humorously obscene |
| chastise | to punish severely |
| jocose | joking; humorous |
| myriad | a very large number |
| latent | present, but not active; hidden |
| pernicious | destructive; deadly |
| frugal | thrifty; economical in money matters |