| A | B |
|---|
| quirk | a strange attitude or habit |
| contention | the act of competing as for profit or a prize |
| citadel | a stronghold for shelter during a battle |
| paradox | a statement that contradicts itself |
| apt | being of striking pertinence |
| discreet | marked by prudence or modesty and wise self-restraint |
| satiety | being satisfactorily full and unable to take on more |
| eminent | standing above others in quality or position |
| voluble | marked by a ready flow of speech |
| counterfeit | not genuine; imitating something superior |
| requisite | necessary for relief or supply |
| lechery | unrestrained indulgence in sexual activity |
| marshal | lead ceremoniously, as in a procession |
| impediment | something immaterial that interferes with action or progress |
| egregious | conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible |
| wary | marked by keen caution and watchful prudence |
| potent | having or wielding force or authority |
| equinox | when the sun crosses the plane of the earth's equator |
| rogue | a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel |
| censure | harsh criticism or disapproval |
| entreat | ask for or request earnestly |
| inordinate | beyond normal limits |
| importune | beg persistently and urgently |
| renounce | cast off |
| dilatory | wasting time |
