| A | B |
|---|
| fortify | to strengthen |
| dictate | to pronounce, command, prescribe |
| diminutive | miniature; small |
| goad | to provoke; to urge |
| lachrymose | tearful |
| obsequious | submissive |
| laud | to applaud or praise |
| sycophant | a self-serving flatterer; a kiss-up |
| officious | offering unwanted help or service |
| abide | to put up with; tolerate |
| punctilious | eager to follow the rules |
| propriety | decency; state of being proper |
| amble | to stroll; walk |
| scurrilous | crude; vulgar |
| inimical | hostile; threatening |
| trek | to walk; travel by foot |
| malevolent | having intent to harm others |
| malicious | malevolent; harmful |
| truculent | eager to fight; violent |
| pugnacious | belligerent |
| belligerent | contentious; ready to fight |
| accost | to approach or confront aggressively |
| invective | a verbal attack |
| timorous | fearful; timid |
| circumspect | cautious |
| prudent | cautious; careful |
| nefarious | horribly villainous |
| petulance | irritability; impoliteness |
| repudiate | to reject; turn down |
| accede | agree |
| accommodating | obliging; helpful |
| poised | balanced; readied |
| masticate | to chew |
| spurious | false but intended to seem believable or possible |
| abate | to lessen; to reduce in severity |
| abase | to lower, demean, degrade |
| laceration | a cut; a rip |
| altercation | an argument; dispute |
| mediate | to intervene; to arbitrate; to sort out |
| arbitrator | one who settles controversy between two sides |
| restitution | compensation; reimbursment |
| retaliation | revenge; punishment |
| retribution | vengeance; revenge; payback |
| umbrage | anger; offense; resentment |
| upbraid | to criticize, scold, reproach |
| berate | to scold severely |
| atone | to apologize; make amends |
| benevolent | kind, good, caring |
| bereft | without; devoid of |
| concede | to give in; to accept |
