| A | B |
| analogous | adj. showing a likeness |
| condescension | n. patronizing attitude or behavior |
| diapprobation | n. condemnation |
| guilelessness | n. innocent; naive |
| illicitly | adv. unlawfully |
| interdict | n. a prohibitory decree |
| malevolent | adj. productive of harm or evil |
| palliation | n. cover |
| provocaton | n. something that "stirs up" anger |
| repertoire | n. a list or supply of plays, operas, or parts |
| taciturn | adj. silent |
| undulate | v. to fluctuate |
| vehemently | adv. intensely emotional |
| auspicious | adj. favorable |
| dictum | n. a formal pronouncement of a principle, etc. |
| fractious | adj. quarrelsome; irratible |
| hookah | n. a water pipe |
| indigenous | adj. having originated in a particular area |
| invective | adj. of, relating to, or characterized by |
| obstreperous | adj. unruly |
| predilection | n. an established preference for something |
| rectitude | n. the quality or state of being correct in judgment or procedure |
| vapid | adj. dull. |
| tenterhooks | n. sharp hooked nails ALSO a state of uneasiness |
| scuppernong | n. a muscadine with yellowish, green fruit |