| A | B |
|---|
| abase | lower or depress |
| amplify | enlarge, increase |
| au contraire | to the contrary |
| celerity | rapidity of motion |
| conjecture | putting together |
| debonair | characterized by courtesy and charm |
| disconsolate | without comfort |
| enamor | fill with love and desire |
| expurgate | remove anything considered obscene |
| impasse | a blind alley |
| ineffable | beyond expression |
| intractable | difficult to manage |
| malodorous | having a bad smell |
| nom de plum | a name for writing (pen name) |
| perfunctory | acting out of duty or obligation |
| potentate | one who has the power and position to rule over others |
| proliferate | create or produce in rapid succession |
| reiterate | say something again and again for emphasis |
| satiate | satisfy an appetite or desire fully |
| supersede | take the place of a person or thing previously in authority or use |
