| A | B |
| detriment | something that causes damage or harm |
| facetious | humorous; playfully joking |
| optimum | best possible; most desireable |
| vicarious | experienced through the imagination; not experienced directly |
| dexterous | skillful in using the hands or body |
| scrupulous | conscientious; careful about moral standards |
| gregarious | sociable; enjoying and seeking the company of others |
| discretion | good judgment in actions or speaking |
| sensory | having to do with seeing, hearing, feeling, smelling and tasting |
| ostentatious | meant to impress others; flashy |
| obituary | a report of someone's death in a newspaper |
| listless | feeling tired and not interested in things |
| pity | sympathy that you feel for someone who is suffering or unhappy |
| conceited | having and expressing a very high opinion of your own abilities, appearance, etc. |
| praise | to say publicly that someone has done something well or that you admire him or her |