| A | B |
|---|
| reverie | the condition of being lost in thought; daydream |
| blazon | an ostentatious display |
| diminutive | an informal form of a name |
| cartel | a written agreement between warring nations to regulate such matters as the treatment and exchange of prisoners |
| manipulate | to treat or operate with or as if with the hands or by mechanical means especially in a skillful manner |
| recondite | of, relating to, or dealing with something little known or obscure |
| panacea | a cure-all |
| forgo | to forsake |
| recalcitrant | not responsive to treatment |
| autocrat | a person (as a monarch) ruling with unlimited authority |
| sully | to damage or ruin the good quality of (something) |
| unassuming | modest |
