| A | B |
|---|
| ardor | warmth or heat of emotion; extreme force, vigor, or energy |
| assiduous | marked by careful and unremitting attention, constant in application |
| bestial | brutal without reason, having the attributes of a savage |
| concord | agreement; concurrence in attitudes, consensus |
| confound | to cause one to become confused |
| defer | to put off action until a future time; to delay |
| dissected | divided into numerous segments or parts |
| evince | to show clearly |
| husband | to manage prudently and in a conservative manner |
| impertinent | insolently rude, not within the proper bounds of good taste or manners |
| inanimate | without life |
| lithe | flexible and graceful |
| maladroit | inept, awkward |
| muted | toned down or silenced |
| paradigm | a very good example or model |
| perfidious | calculated to deceive; deceitful; treacherous |
| potable | something drinkable |
| redundant | repetitious, superfluous |
| retinue | a body of retainers who follow a prince or other distinguished person |
| sinuous | bending in and out in a serpentine or wavy form |
| subjugate | to bring under one's control |
| totter | to stagger as if about to fall |
| usurp | to take possession or authority over something without right |
| vicarious | experienced through imagined participation in another's activity |
| woe | great sorrow, grief, or misfortune |
