| A | B |
| majordomo | (n) a chief butler or assistant |
| untenable | (adj) impossible to defend or justify |
| perambulate | (v) to walk about; to stroll |
| veneer | (n) a thin, attractive layer that conceals something common or coarse |
| timorous | (adj) timid; shy |
| luminous | (adj) emitting light |
| circuitous | (adj) indirect; roundabout |
| perquisite | (n) a tip or payment in addition to regular wages |
| probity | (n) integrity; respectability |
| polemical | (adj) relating to controversy or argument |
| tacit | (adj) indicated but not expressed; implied silently |
| largesse | (n) generosity |
| indolent | (adj) lazy |
| circumlocution | (n) unnecessarily wordy or evasive language |
| depredate | (v) to plunder and pillage |