| A | B |
|---|
| adamant | inflexible, immovable, obstinate |
| ameliorate | to make better, to relieve, to improve |
| augury | an omen or prophecy |
| baseness | the quality of lacking higher values |
| begrudge | to give reluctantly, to envy a possession or one’s enjoyment |
| beguile | to deceive, to mislead, to persuade with charm |
| blasphemous | irreverent, profane |
| calamity | a serious event causing distress |
| conciliatory | to reconcile, to pacify, to renew a friendship |
| confound | to cause one to become confused |
| contempt | scorn, extreme dislike or disdain |
| contentious | quarrelsome, stirring controversy |
| credulous | believing on slight evidence, gullible |
| ecstasy | extreme happiness |
| effrontery | extreme boldness, nerve, temerity |
| gaunt | very thin, emaciated, angular |
| indignation | anger as a result of something unjust |
| ineptness | lack of competence or judgment |
| pallor | extreme paleness usually relating to the face |
| placid | peaceful, calm |
| reproach | to blame for something; a disgrace |
| rescind | to cancel |
| sublime | exalted, noble, uplifting |
