| A | B |
|---|
| tangible | anything that can be touched |
| quarry | the thing being hunted; prey |
| disarming | to win the confidence of others usually through charm |
| amenity | something that adds to a person's comfort |
| affable | friendly pleasant easy to talk to |
| condone | to forgive or overlook |
| droll | odd or comical |
| scruple | uneasy feeling that comes from a person's conscience |
| elude | to escape, usually by cleverness |
| solicitously | express concern |
| stamina | physical strength, endurance |
| deplorable | regrettable |
| imperative | necessary |
| zealous | enthusiastic |
| uncanny | seems supernatural |
| debacle | disaster |
| gargoyle | a grotesque ornamental figure |
| palpable | capable of being handled, touched, or felt; tangible |
| futile | having no useful result |
| naïve | lacking worldly experience and understanding |
| cosmopolite | one who is at home in every place |
