| A | B |
|---|
| insolence | insulting or contemptuous behavior |
| inviolable | secure from violation or from being profaned |
| jaunty | stylish and lively in manner or appearance |
| juxtapose | to place close together or side by side |
| magnanimity | having a lofty |
| malevolence | ill will or evil intentions |
| nebulous | lacking clarity of feature or sharpness of outline |
| obstinate | unyielding regardless of reason or logic |
| pneumatic | pertaining to air or gas |
| poignant | piercing |
| portent | a sign or forewarning |
| presumptuous | brazenly overstepping bounds |
| prodigal | wasteful |
| profundity | profound knowledge |
| provincial | lacking sophistication |
| punctilious | stressing precise following of instructions |
| rancor | bitter deep-seated ill will |
| rend | to tear violently |
| reproach | to blame for something; a disgrace |
| somnambulist | a sleepwalker |
| strident | loud and harsh sounding |
| supercilious | haughty |
| superfluous | beyond what is needed or required |
| transcend | surpass |
| turgid | swollen |
| vacuous | lacking content; marked by a lack of intelligence |
| vehement | forcefully expressing emotion or conviction |
| vestiges | remnants |
| wan | very pale and sickly |
