| A | B |
|---|
| Adversity | Difficulties; misfortune |
| Buoyant | Able to float |
| Circuitous | Longer than the most direct way; the roundabout way |
| Ennui | Boredom |
| Excavate | To dig up; reveal through digging |
| Facetious | Flippant or innappropriate humor |
| Garish | Showy; gaudy; over decorated |
| Idiosyncrasy | Behavior particular to a person |
| Kinetic | Energy associated with material bodies |
| Mollify | To soothe in temper; to calm down |
| Opulence | Much money, property, wealth, riches |
| Panacea | Remedy for all ills; cure-all |
| Profound | Very deep; deeply felt |
| Pseudonym | Fictitious name used by an author |
| Quagmire | Difficult or entrapping situation |
| Surly | Menacing; easily angered |
| Tacit | Unspoken; implicit |
| Tactile | Having to do with touch |
| Verify | To confirm; establish truth |
| Vociferous | Very loud |
