| A | B |
| affable | good-natured |
| articulate | express an idea |
| candor | honest in expression |
| conciliate | stop someone from being angry |
| countermand | cancel or reverse an order |
| devolve | pass duties to someone else |
| egregious | outstandingly bad |
| exacerbate | to make something bad worse |
| heteronym | words that have the same spelling but different sounds and meanings |
| incur | to become liable for something unpleasant as a result of your own behavior |
| insipid | lacking flavor or zest |
| luminary | person who inspires others |
| multitudinous | very numerous |
| paragon | something regarded as a model of excellence |
| piable | receptive to change |
| proclivity | tendency to choose something regularly |
| recalcitrant | stubbornly resistant to authority |
| sacrosanct | regarded as too important to interfere with |
| subservient | less important |
| unorthodox | contrary to what is usual |