| A | B |
|---|
| superfluous | a. excessive |
| alacrity | n. eagerness |
| allege | v. to assert without proof |
| breadth | n. the width of something; n. a comprehensive outlook or scope |
| cascade | n. a waterfall; n. anything that falls like a waterfall |
| decorum | n. proper behavior |
| deride | v. to mock |
| heinous | a. beyond moral standards; dreadful; abominable |
| impetus | n. a driving force; n. the force associated with a moving object |
| irrevocable | a. irreversible |
| latter | a. coming after; a. the last of two |
| mirth | n. joy |
| monotonous | a. tediously uniform; a. an unvarying tone |
| portend | v. to indicate the future |
| soporific | a. inducing sleep; n. a substance that induces sleep |
