| A | B |
| Blithe | carefree and lighthearted |
| Disheveled | Messy, as hair or clothing |
| Wastrel | one who spends resources self-indulgently |
| Covet | to wish for something that belongs to someone else |
| Crestfallen | depressed; discouraged |
| Insuperable | impossible to overcome; unbeatable |
| Respite | a short interval of rest or relief; a pause |
| Profess | to declare openly; to claim |
| Contentious | inclined to disagree or argue; quarrelsome |
| Misnomer | a name wrongly or mistakenly applied |