| A | B |
|---|
| detached | emotionally removed; calm and objectice; indifferent |
| delineate | to portray; depict; sketch |
| fortuitous | accidental; by chance |
| ignominy | deep disgrace; shame or dishonor |
| extricate | to free; to disentangle |
| confound | to confuse; to puzzle |
| recant | to openly admit error; to disclaim or retract a previous statement |
| prodigious | marvelous; enormous |
| opulence | extreme wealth |
| ethereal | light; heavenly; unusually refined |
| laconic | brief and to the point; effectively short |
| paradigm | model; example pattern |
| philanthropist | lover of mankind; one driven by goodwill |
| esoteric | hard to understand; known only to a chosen few |
| hiatus | gap; interruption in duration or continuity; pause |
| recalcitrant | obstinately stubborn; determined to resist authority; unruly |
| parody | humorous imitation; spoof; takeoff |
| paucity | scarcity; lack |
| munificent | very generous |
| lofty | very high |
