| A | B |
|---|
| apex | highest point; the summit |
| aborigine | an original inhabitant |
| altercation | a noisy dispute |
| archetype | the original pettern or model |
| caucus | a closed meeting of members of a political party or faction |
| appendage | something attached to a larger item |
| brouhaha | hubbuub; uproar; furor |
| celestial | heavenly |
| amalagam | a mixture of different elements |
| ballyhoo | a noisy attention-getting demonstration or talk |
| ambulatory | walking or moving; alterable |
| amphibious | able to function both on land and in water |
| apparition | unusual or unexpected sight |
| bombast | pretentious, inflated speech or writing |
| carnivore | a flesh-eating animal |
| ambrosial | delicious; fragrant; divine |
| bona fide | made in good faith; genuine |
| festoon | a decorative chain or strip hung in a curve between two points |
| flamboyant | ornate; showy |
| germinate | to begin to grow; sprout |
| aperture | an opening, a hole |
| buttress | to support or prop |
| arcane | secret; mysterious |
| androgynous | having both male and female characteristics; unisex |
| billet-doux | a love letter |
| boudoir | a woman's dressing room, bedroom, or private sitting room |
| bizarre | out of the ordinary; eccentric; freakish |
| buffoon | a clown, comedian, or laughable person |
| bellicose | warlike; quarrelsome |
| decanter | a vessel used to receive liquid poured from another |
| conflagration | a large, destructive fire |
| contretemps | an embarrassing incident |
| carcinogen | a substance that causes cancer |
| debonair | suave; charming; lighthearted |
| equilibrium | a state of balance |
| flotilla | a fleet of small ships |
| expunge | to stike out; to erase; to remove |
