| A | B |
|---|
| brusque | abrupt or somewhat harsh in manner |
| imply | to suggest without stating in words |
| infer | to reach a conclusion based on reason |
| irony | the use of words to mean their opposites; unexpected results |
| epitaph | a short statement in memory of a dead person |
| pejorative | demeaning or belittling; a put-down |
| implication | something suggested |
| inference | something concluded |
| admonition | a warning |
| improvident | not careful about providing for the future, not thrifty |
| congenial | agreeable |
| histrionic | overly dramatic or theatrical |
| conundrum | a puzzle |
| glib | careless |
| discursive | rambling |
| disparage | to speak ill of, to belittle |
| paradox | a statement that contains opposites |
| enigma | a baffling or puzzling problem |
| dilemma | a choice between equally unpleasant alternatives |
