| A | B |
|---|
| Abate | To subside; to reduce |
| Bane | Poison; torment; cause of harm |
| Cadence | Rhythm; the rise and fall of sounds |
| Dearth | Lack; scarcity |
| Eccentric | Not conventional; a little kooky; irregular |
| Facetious | Humorous; not serious; clumsily humorous |
| Genre | A type or category, especially of art or writing |
| Hapless | Unlucky |
| Ideology | A system of social or political ideas |
| Juxtapose | To place side by side |
| Lament | To mourn |
| Magnanimous | Forgiving; unresentful; noble in spirit; generous |
