| A | B |
| coalesce | -to join; to merge together to form one whole; combine |
| decadence | -a deadline; a condition or moral deterioration; decay |
| exuberance | -joy; high-spirited enthusiasm |
| incidental | -secondary; occurring as a minor consequence of something more important |
| insolvent | -without money; unable to pay debts; penniless |
| parsimonious | -stingy; too thrifty; miserly |
| prodigal | -extravagant; wasteful and reckless with money |
| surreptitious | -secret; done in a secret or sly way; stealthy |
| exemplary | -excellent; worth of imitation; praiseworthy |
| writhe | -squirm; to twist and turn, as in pain or discomfort to move with a twisting motion |