| A | B |
|---|
| Assurance | a pledge; freedom from doubt, self-confidence |
| Avert | to turn aside, turn away; to prevent, avoid |
| Condone | to pardon or overlook |
| Deft | skillful, nimble |
| Eminent | famous, outstanding, distinguished; projecting |
| Fallacious | incorrect, containing mistakes; logically unsound |
| Incorrigible | not able to be corrected; beyond control |
| Lucrative | bringing in money; profitable |
| Ostentatious | making an exaggerated outward show |
| Perpetuate | to make permanent or long lasting |
| Render | to cause to become; to perform; to deliver officially; to process, extract |
| Ruse | a trick, stratagem, or artifice |
| Squander | to spend foolishly, waste |
| Vapid | without life or spirit; dull, tedious |
| Whet | to sharpen, put an edge on; to make keen or eager |
