| A | B |
|---|
| dismal | causing gloom or dejection; gloomy; dreary; cheerless |
| futile | incapable of producing any result; ineffective; useless; not successful |
| astound | to overwhelm with amazement |
| shrewd | Characterized by keen awareness, sharp intelligence, and often a sense of the practical |
| apathy | lack of interest in or concern for things |
| vex | to irritate; annoy; provoke |
| meticulous | taking or showing extreme care about minute details; precise; thorough |
| naive | having or showing a lack of experience, judgment, or information |
| euphemism | the substitution of a mild, indirect, or vague expression for one thought to be offensive, harsh, or blunt. |
| negligent | guilty of or characterized by neglect, as of duty |
