| A | B |
| allege | to state without definite proof that someone has done something wrong or illegal |
| avid | showing great enthusiasm or interest in something |
| brevity | shortness of time or duration, especially as it relates to the use of words |
| demeanor | a person's attitude and behavior; the way a person seems to someone |
| diligent | doing something in a careful and thorough way |
| exacerbate | to do something to make a bad situation or problem worse |
| famished | extremely hungry |
| imminent | happening or likely to happen at any moment |
| mediocre | of only ordinary or moderate quality; neither good nor bad; barely adequate |
| plagiarize | to use or closely imitate the language and thoughts of another author without authorization and/or by representing that author's work as one's own |
| redundant | repeating something else and therefore unnecessary |
| tentative | not definite; still able to be changed; not done with confidence; uncertain and hesitant |