| A | B |
| affront | (n. & v.) an insult; to insult |
| confer | (v.) to meet for a discussion; to grant |
| eerie | (adj.) strange and mysterious |
| extraordinary | (adj.) remarkable, unusual |
| fervor | (n.) intense passion |
| floe | (n.) a sheet of floating ice |
| habitual | (adj.) usual, often repeated |
| improvise | (v.) to make up on the spur of the moment |
| pallid | (adj.) unhealthy pale color, without color |
| perpetual | (adj.) constant, continuing forever |
| radiant | (adj.) beaming, giving off in rays |
| recede | (v.) to drop or slope back |
| slovenly | (adj.) careless, messy |
| sociable | (adj.) friendly in the company of others |
| wreathe | (v.) to twist in circles |