| A | B |
| aquifer | an underground layer of water-bearing, permeable rock |
| terra incognita | unknown territory; an unexplained field of knowledge |
| lucrative | profitable |
| inextricable | incapable of being untied or solved |
| implicitly | implied |
| Esperanto | an artificial language based on the chief European languages |
| visceral | felt as if in the internal organs of the body |
| ubiquitousness | widespread; constantly encountered |
| beldame | an old woman |
| aberration | deviation |
| myriad | innumerable |
| saccharine | overly sweet or sentimental |
| unpalatable | distasteful |
| tome | large or scholarly book |