| A | B |
| Acrimony | (n) bitterness; spite, hostility |
| Adjourn | (v) end for now; postpone; delay |
| Crass | (adj) tactless;insensitive; base |
| Cursory | (adj) rapid; hasty; superficial |
| Didactic | (adj) instructive; moralizing; educational |
| Dire | (adj) terrible; awful |
| Egotistic | (adj) narcissistic; extreme self-loving |
| Elate (elation=n) | (v) exhilarate; thrill; excite |
| Matriculate | (v) enroll; enter (esp. a group/college) |
| Nostalgia | (n) reminiscence; longing for past |
| Novice | (n) beginner; leaner; trainee |
| Obscene | (adj) indecent; shameless; vulgar |
| Proliferate | (v) reporoduce; propagate |
| Restive | (adj) restless; uneasy; nervous |
| Sumptuous | (adj) luxurious; extravagant |
| Supersede | (v) replace; succeed; displace |
| Surmise | (v) deduce; infer; guess |
| Transient | (adj) transitory; fleeting; passing |
| Tremulous | (adj) unsteady; quivering; trembling |
| Upbraid | (v) scold; reproach; chastise; rebuke |