| A | B |
|---|
| abashed | feeling uneasy or self-conscious |
| base | poor in quality |
| cacophony | a harsh sound |
| delve | to search deeply & laboriously |
| efficacious | capable of producing a desired effect |
| harangue | to deliver a long pompous speech to |
| immure | to confine; imprison |
| intrepid | fearless |
| lethargic | sluggishness; apathy |
| noxious | harmful to health or morals |
| placate | to appease; pacify |
| recondite | beyond ordinary understanding |
| shirk | to neglect or evade |
| surfeit | too great an amount; overindulgence |
| vile | morally wicked; repulsive |
