| A | B |
|---|
| countenance | expression of the face |
| pertinently | appropriately, relevantly |
| paternally | fatherly |
| interlocutor | person who takes part in a discussion |
| emulations | imitations |
| austere | stern, strict |
| limpid | clear or transparent; like water |
| insipid | without interesting qualities; dull |
| querulous | full of complaints, peevishly, fretfully |
| coquette | a flirt |
| excursion | short journey for pleasure |
| fastidious | excessively critical, demanding |
| lucidly | clearly |
| impertinent | unseemingly rude |
| obstreperous | disorderly, unruly, boisterous |
| imbibed | to consume by drinking |
| crudity | lacking culture, refinement |
| immured | to shut or confine |
| mirth | cheerfulness |
| opined | to express or hold an opinion |
| caprices | whims |
| prattle | light conversation or chatter |
| invidious | causing resentment or animosity |
| ascertain | to find out with assurance |
| jocosely | characterized by joking |
| amiably | friendly |
| repudiation | to reject as having no authority or binding force |
| paragon | model of excellence |
| derisively | mocking or scoffing |
| imperious | commandingly arrogant |
| obsequious | servilely compliant, deferential |
| blatant | obvious |
| imitable | capable of being imitated |
| anomaly | abnormal, incongruous, inconsistent |
| punctiliously | strict or exact in observance of all formalities of conduct |
| deprecated | express disapproval of; belittle |
| miasma | a foreboding influence or atmosphere |
| reprobate | wicked, sinful person |
| desultory | lacking consistency or visible order |
