| A | B |
|---|
| formidable | causing fear, dread, or apprehension; awe-inspiring |
| connivance | knowledge of and consent to wrongdoing |
| corroborating | supporting with evidence or authority |
| acrimonious | biting or rancorous especially in feeling, language, or manner |
| haughty | disdainfully proud; arrogant |
| mollified | appeased; assuaged |
| ex cathedra | by virtue of or in the exercise of one's office; authoritative |
| impudent | insolent; contemptuous or cocky boldness or disregard of others |
| unmitigated | not lessened; unrelieved |
| temerity | rashness; foolishness |
| integrity | honesty; incorruptibility |
