| A | B |
|---|
| apt | suitable, fitting, likely, quick to learn |
| awry | in a turned or twisted position or direction |
| bludgeon | a short club used as a weapon |
| capitulate | to end resistance, give up, surrender |
| chafe | to warm by rubbing; to wear sore by rubbing |
| defile | to make unclean or dirty, destroy the purity of |
| dire | dreadful, causing fear or suffering; warning of trouble to come |
| disarming | charming, tending to get rid of unfriendliness |
| disgruntled | in bad humor, discontented, annoyed |
| encroach | to advance beyond the usual or proper limits, to trespass |
| endow | to furnish, equip, provide with funds |
| fend | to ward off, resist; to get along, manage |
| impunity | freedom from punishment |
| mien | air, manner; appearance; expression |
| penal | having to do with punishment |
| pertinent | related to the matter at hand, to the point |
| predominant | the greatest in strength or power; most common |
| prodigy | something wonderful and marvelous; something monstrous or abnormal |
| recluse | a person who leads a life shut up or withdrawn from the world |
| renown | fame, glory |
