| A | B |
| apt | (adj.) suitable, fitting, likely |
| awry | (adj.) in a turned or twisted position; wronf, out of the right or hoped for course |
| bludgeon | (n.) a short club used as a weapon |
| bludgeon | (v.) to strike with a heavy club |
| capitulate | (v.) to end resistance, give up, surrender |
| chafe | (v.) to warm by rubbing; to wear sore by rubbing; to feel annoyance |
| chafe | (n.) a sore or injury caused by rubbing |
| defile | (v.) to make unclean or dirty |
| defile | (v.) to march in a single line or in columns |
| defile | (n.) a narrow passage; gorge, canyon |
| dire | (adj.) dreadful, causing fear or suffering |
| disarming | (adj.) charming, tending to get rid of unfriendliness |
| disgruntled | (adj.) in bad humor, discontented |
| encroach | (v.) to advance beyond the usual or proper limits, trespass |
| endow | (v.) to furnish, equip, provide with funds or some other desirable thing |
| fend | (v.) to ward off |
| impunity | (n.) freedom from punishment |
| mien | (n.) air, manner, appearance; expression |
| penal | (adj.) having to do with punishment |
| pertinent | (adj.) related to the matter at hand, to the point |
| predominant | (adj.) the greatest in strength or power, most common |
| prodigy | (n.) something wonderful or marvelous; something monstrous or abnormal; and unusual feat; a child or young person with extraordinary ability or talent |
| recluse | (n.) a person who leads a life shut up or withdrawn |
| renown | (n.) fame, glory |