| A | B |
|---|
| apoplectic | red faced and seething with anger |
| ascribe | to attribute, assign |
| diffidence | lack of confidence, modesty or shyness |
| dulcet | sweet and pleasing to the ear |
| endemic | said of a disease, etc |
| pandemic | describing a widespread epidemic of disease |
| fustian | bombastic |
| iniquitous | grossly unjust or unreasonable |
| inundate | to overwhelm with water |
| knell | the tolling of a bell announcing a death or funeral |
| laconic | using few words |
| parlay | to exploit successfully |
| parley | to discuss peace terms |
| parsimonous | frugal |
| petulance | ill temperedness, peevishness |
| ramshackle | tumbledown, rickety, badly made and likely to fall down |
| reticent | not saying very much |
| tepid | slightly or only just warm, lukewarm |
| truculent | aggressively defiant |
| vitiate | to reduce the value of, to corrupt |
