| A | B |
| traipse | to walk or go aimlessly or idly or without finding or reaching one's goal |
| strident | making or having a harsh sound |
| requisite | required or necessary for a particular purpose |
| histrionic | an actor |
| incoherent | without logical or meaningful connection |
| hypothesis | a proposition assumed as a premise in an argument |
| desiccated | to dry thoroughly |
| callow | immature or inexperienced |
| Muskeg | A swamp or bog formed by an accumulation of moss, leaves, and decayed matter resembling peat. |
| unsullied | spotlessly clean and fresh; |
| sonorous | loud, deep, or resonant, as a sound. |
| congenial | agreeable, suitable, or pleasing in nature or character |
| infallibility | absolutely trustworthy or sure; exempt from error |
| amalgam | a mixture or combination |
| anomaly | an odd, peculiar, or strange condition, situation, quality, etc |
| enigmatic | perplexing; mysterious |
| mawkish | weakly emotional; having a mildly sickening flavor; slightly nauseating |
| ethical | pertaining to or dealing with morals or the right and wrong in conduct |
| altruistic | unselfishly concerned for or devoted to the welfare of others |
| emancipate | to free from restraint |
| egress | to go out; emerge |
| credo | any creed or formula of belief |
| vagabond | a person leading an unsettled or carefree life; shiftless; homeless |
| unbridled | not controlled or restrained |
| jubilant | exulting or expressing joyful |
| oxymoron | a figure of speech that produces an incongruous or self-contradictory effect, as in "cruel kindness" |
| fatuous | foolish or silly in an unconscious complacent manner; dense, dull, dim-witted. |
| consignment | property sent to an agent for sale, storage, or shipment |
| emanates | To come or send forth; "light emanates from a lamp" |
| bereavement | to deprive by force |
| pathological | dealing with diseases; evidence of a mentally disurtbed condition |
| amble | a slow easy walk or gentle pace |
| astute | clever observation; cunning; ingenious; shrewd |
| cryptic | mysterious in meaning; puzzling; ambigous |
| ambivalence | uncertainty or fluctuation in making a choice |
| sojourn | a temporary stay |