| A | B |
|---|
| glib | quick-witted; smooth-tongued |
| frivolous | not serious; silly |
| facade | false face; front; shallow covering of the real thing |
| voluptuous | heavily fleshed in a beautiful way |
| terra firma | Latin for "solid earth" |
| melancholy | sad and thoughtful; gloomy |
| disdainful | showing lack of respect |
| quasi | sort of; somewhat |
| rift | a space that divides |
| seascape | painting or drawing of the sea and features in it or nearby |
| onus | burden |
| lyricism | graceful, musical quality |
| sacrilege | a supreme insult to something held holy |
| daunting | big or scary enough to make a person think twice before going ahead |
| dissonance | lack of harmony; disturbing sounds |
| eclectic | having components from a wide variety of sources |
| matter of course | thing that people just accept without thinking |
| steerage | lowest level of a passenger ship where those buying cheapest tickets stay |
| superimpose | to lay something on top of something else |
| whimsy | lighthearted, playful attitude |
