| A | B |
| conscience | a sense of right and wrong about one's own behavior |
| evasive | tending to avoid or escape |
| hypocrisy | pretending to be one way while secretly being or acting another way |
| indictment | an accusation |
| inquest | an official investigation |
| malevolence | intense ill will or hatred |
| reproach | to blame or discredit |
| sedative | a medicine that induces sleep |
| cavernous | like a large cave; huge and empty |
| decorous | proper; following accepted standards |
| impious | irreverent; showing lack of respect for God |
| malicious | desiring to cause evil to someone |
| scrupulous | having moral integrity; careful, painstaking |
| strenuous | requiring strength or stamina |
| tenacious | tough; holding fast |