| A | B |
|---|
| didactic | intended to instruct |
| diffidence | shyness, reserve, unassertiveness |
| discursive | rambling, moving from one topic to another randomly |
| disentangle | to unravel, extricate |
| disinclination | a desire to avoid, aversion |
| dubious | doubtful; not clear |
| ebullient | overflowing with excitment, showing enthusiasm |
| edict | official statement; law |
| emaciated | marked by abnormal thinness caused by starvation or disease |
| embarkation | beginning of a journey |
| encumbrance | burden |
| exordium | the introductory part of a speech or piece of literature |
| expound | to set forth in detail |
| ferocity | savagery |
| fervor | great warmth or earnestness of feeling |
| firmament | the sky- the heavens |
| flourish | to thrive, to grow well |
| foliage | leaves of a plant, leafage |
| frivolous | not having any serious purpose or value |
| furtive | secret in an underhanded way, stealthy |
| gravity | seriousness, importance |
| hermetically | completely sealed; airtight |
| immutable | unable to be changed |
| impartial | not favoring one thing over another |
| impervious | incapable of being entered or penetrated, not capable of being damaged |
