| A | B |
| abyss | a bottomless pit |
| fluke | luck; chance |
| plausible | appearing reasonable or possible |
| itinerary | a detailed plan for a journey |
| picturesque | beautiful and scenic |
| frivolous | silly; impractical |
| perjure | to lie while under oath |
| balderdash | nonsense |
| ingenuity | cleverness; imagination |
| accentuate | to emphasize; to point out |
| affluent | wealthy |
| skulk | to slink or move in a slinking way |
| culmination | the high point |
| ominous | threatening |
| diminutive | tiny |
| perpetual | going on forever |
| terse | brief; to the point |
| purge | to get rid of something undesirable |
| panorama | a full view of an area |
| gregarious | sociable; fond of the company of others |
| rebuttal | a "return" argument to something just said |
| effervescent | bubbly; lively |
| destitute | living in poverty |
| mesmerize | to hypnotize |