| A | B |
|---|
| reprove | to scold, find fault with |
| cursory | hasty, not thorough |
| pessimism | gloominess, belief that bad guys always win |
| profligate | extremely wasteful, wildly extravagant |
| jocular | joking |
| daunt | to intimidate; to discourage |
| fracas | uproar; brawl |
| contentious | quarrelsome |
| caricature | a satiric portrait or representation |
| precarious | dangerously unstable |
| miser | someone who hoards money |
| expository | explanatory |
| ostentatious | showing off |
| bolster | to support; to prop up |
| corroborate | to confirm |
| embellish | to add details; to exaggerate |
| fervent | passionate |
| vagrant | a wandering homeless person; a tramp |
| undermine | to weaken, to wear away the foundation of |
| oblivious | unaware, unconcious |
| indifferent | nto caring one way or another; lacking a preference; neutral |
| obscure | unclear, clouded, partially hidden, hard to understand |
| ambiguous | having more than one meaning; vague |
| impartial | unbiased; neutral |
