| A | B |
|---|
| imputation | Charge or attribution of evil; censure; reproach; insinuation. |
| parsimony | Closeness or sparingness in the expenditure of money; -- generally in a bad sense; excessive frugality. |
| scrutiny | Close examination; minute inspection; critical observation. |
| placidly | Calmly. |
| amiably | In a friendly manner. |
| visage | The face, countenance, or look of a person or an animal; -- chiefly applied to the human face. |
| presumptuously | Arrogantly. |
| doggedly | Sullenly; with obstinate resolution. |
| trifle | A thing of very little value or importance; a paltry, or trivial, affair. |
| dubiously | In a questionable manner. |
| credulity | Readiness of belief; a disposition to believe on slight evidence. |
| prosaic | Dull; uninteresting; commonplace. |
| avaricious | Greedy of gain; immoderately desirous of accumulating property. |
| furtively | Stealthily by theft. |
| apathy | Want of feeling; a lack of caring. |
