| A | B |
|---|
| indolence | laziness; tendency to avoid work |
| wrest | to twist or pull away by force; to seize power; to extract by persistent effort |
| propagate | to produce offspring; to reproduce; to spread (an idea or belief) |
| contrition | remorse for wrongdoing; repentance; sorrow for one's sins |
| stint | to limit to a certain quantity, usually small; a limit; an assigned task; a specified smount of time spent doing something |
| abate | to reduce in amount, degree, or intensity; to lessen; to decrease |
| presumptuous | acting without permission or right; arrogant |
| protract | to prolong; to draw out; to lengthen in time |
| effete | no longer able to produce; worn-out; lacking vigor or moral courage; decadent |
| inure | to accustom or habituate, usually to something undesirable |
