| A | B |
| abject | extremely bad |
| androgynous | having neither masculine nor feminine features |
| aver | declare confidently as a fact |
| circumscribe | draw a line around |
| consummate | bring to completion |
| decimate | destroy, remove, or kill a large part of |
| disparage | speak of an unimportant or small |
| endogenous | originating or growing within something |
| extemporize | make something such as a music selection or speech without preparation |
| impertinent | not showing proper respect |
| inexorable | not capable of being persuaded by pleading or request |
| inundate | cover or fill by overflowing |
| mea culpa | an acknowledgment of one's fault or error |
| nondescript | not distinctive enough to be described |
| periphery | outer banks of any surface or area |
| percipitate | cause something to happen suddenly or unexpectedly |
| propriety | condition of being right |
| renascent | becoming active or popular again |
| seditious | inciting or causing people to rebel against authority |
| synergy | collaboration |