| A | B |
|---|
| amity | n. Peaceful relations; friendship |
| animadversion | n. (usually used with "on") A critical or hostile comment |
| antithetical | adj. Being in direct and outspoken opposition. |
| antithesis | n. The direct contrast of one thing with another; the exact opposite. |
| bellicose | adj. Inclined to quarrel; combative; warlike. |
| bucolic | adj. Of or relating to country life; rustic; pastoral. |
| craven | adj. Utterly lacking courage; willing to give up or capitulate. |
| exalt | v. To raise in rank, wealth, or honor; to praise highly; glorify. |
| impugn | v. To attack as false; to call into question |
| introspective | adj. Inclined to look inward and examine one's thoughts and feelings. |
| metier | n. Work or activity for which one is particularly suited |
| penurious | adj. 1. Marked by extreme poverty. 2. Stingy; lacking generosity. |
| privation | n. An instance or condition of extreme hardship; a lack of comfort. |
| sobriquet | n. A nickname. |
| tantamount | n. Equivalent to; the same as. |
| throes | n. pl. Conditions of painful or difficult change, struggle, or turmoil. |
