| A | B |
|---|
| invective | abusive speech |
| judicious | wise, having sound judgement |
| labyrinth | a maze with winding passages |
| licentious | vulgar, obscene |
| lineament | an outline or contour of a body or face |
| malign | to speak badly of, defame |
| maudlin | tearfully sentimental |
| mordant | direct and sarcastic in speech |
| nadir | the lowest point of something |
| nebulous | hazy, vague, indistinct |
| noxious | harmful to health or morals |
| obliterate | to remove from recollection or memory |
| officious | volunteering services where such are not asked for |
| omnivorous | eating everything, taking in everything with the mind |
| perspicuous | plain & easy to understand |
| prehensile | adapted for grasping by wrapping around |
| prolix | long-winded, wordy |
| puerile | childish, silly |
| quandary | a dilemma, problem |
| quintessence | the purest form or typical example of something |
