| A | B |
|---|
| apt | suitable; fitting; likely; quick to learn |
| awry | a turned or twisted position or direction; crooked |
| bludgeon | (n.) short club used as a weapon or (v.) to strike with a heavy club |
| capitulate | to end resistance; give up; surrender |
| chafe | (v.) to warm by rubbing; to wear sore by rubbing; to annoy OR (n.) a sore or injury caused by rubbing |
| defile | to make unclean or dirty; to destroy the purity of OR (n.) a narrow passage; canyon; gorge |
| dire | dreadful; causing fear or suffering; warning of trouble to come |
| disarming | charming; tending to get rid of unfriendliness or suspicion; endearing |
| disgruntled | in bad humor; discontented; annoyed |
| encroach | to advance beyond the usual or proper limits; trespass |
| endow | to furnish; equip; provide with funds or some other desirable thing |
| fend | to ward off; resist; to get along; mannage |
| impunity | freedom from punishment; immunity |
| mien | air; manner; appearance; expression; demeanor |
| penal | having to do with punishment |
| pertinent | related to the matter at hand; to the point; relevant |
| predominant | the greatest in strength or power; most common; chief; major |
| prodigy | something wonderful or marvelous; a child or young person with extraordinary ability or talent |
| recluse | a person who leads a life shut up or withdrawn from the world; loner; hermit |
| renown | fame; glory; prestige |
