| A | B |
|---|
| chronic | being long-lasting and recurrent |
| contemptible | worthy only of being despised and rejected |
| diligent | quietly and steadily persevering, especially in detail or exactness |
| ideally | in an normal regular manner |
| impertinent | intrusive or presumptuous, as persons or their actions; insolently rude |
| incomprehensible | incapable of being explained or accounted for |
| malicious | wishing or appearing to wish evil to others |
| obtuse | not quick or alert in perception, feeling, or intellect |
| pessimistic | expecting the worst in this worst of all possible worlds |
| palpable | capable of being perceived by the senses or of the mind |
| deplorable | bad; unfortunate |
| precariously | exposed to or involving danger; dangerous; perilous; risky |
| amenities | things that make you comfortable and at ease |
| solicitously | careful or particular |
| opiate | a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain |
| scruples | motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions |
| imprudent | lacking wise self-restraint |
| disarming | removing or capable of removing hostility, suspicion, etc. |
| indolently | having or showing a disposition to avoid exertion |
| bland | lacking either stimulating or irritating characteristics |
