| A | B |
| fortuitous (adj) | accidental, happening by chance |
| covert (adj) | hidden, disguised, pruposefully kept secret; sheltered, secluded |
| bediam (n) | a state or scene of uproar and confusion |
| debonair (adj) | pleasant, courteous, lighthearted; smooth and polished (in manners and appearance) |
| annotations (n) | a critical or explanatory note or comment, especially for a literary work |
| gist (n) | an essential part, main point, or essence |
| efficacious (adj) | effective, producing results |
| accrue (v) | to grow or accumulate in the course of time; to happen as a a natural result |
| dun (v) | to demand insisitently, especially payment fo a debt |
| equanimity (n) | calmness, composure, refusal to panic |
| antediluvian (adj) | relating to or typical of ancient times; antiquated |
| provocative (adj) | tending to produce a strong feeling or response; arousing desire or appetitie; irritating; annoying |
| sedentary (adj) | characterized by or calling for continued setting; remaining in one place |
| imperious (adj) | overbearing, arrogant; seeking to dominate; pressing, compelling |
| gratuitous (adj) | freely given; not called for by circumstances, unwarranted |
| procrastinate (v) | to delay, put off until later |
| recondite (adj) | excedding ordinary knowledge and understanding, profound, abstruse |
| munifcent (adj) | extremely generous, lavish |
| inimical (adj) | unfriendly, hostile; harmful, unfavorable |
| motley (adj) | showing great diversity or variey; composes of different elements or many colors |
| invective (n) | a strong denunciation or condemnation; abusive language |
| reporbate (n) | a depraved, vicious, or unprincipled person, scoundrel |