| A | B |
|---|
| adamant | firm in purpose or opinion, unyielding |
| brouhaha | confused hodgepodge of sounds; hubbub |
| bulwark | a strong defense or protection, a solid wall-like structure for defense; to provide defense |
| choleric | easily made angry, bad-tempered |
| cloy | to spoil or destroy an appetite by too much indulgence; satiate |
| curtail | to cut short, bring to a halt or end sooner than expected |
| deference | courteous yielding to the wishes and ideas of another person |
| definitive | conclusive, final |
| demeanor | the way a person behaves, overall impression, manner, mien |
| engimatic | puzzling, perplexing |
| impromptu | without preparation, offhand, suddenly or hastily done |
| mawkish | excessively and objectionably sentimental |
| mollify | to soften, make gentle, pacify, assuage, to calm |
| onus | something that is heavy or burdensome; a stigma |
| presentiment | a vague sense of approaching misfortune |
| profligate | given over to dissipation and self-indulgence, immoral |
| remit | to send or hand in (as money); to cancel, forgive, pardon, lesson, defer |
| requisite | needed, necessary, regarded as indispensable |
| sartorial | of or pertaining to a tailor of his work |
| thwart | to oppose successfully; prevent, frustrate |
