| A | B |
| ebullience | zestful or spirited enthusiasm |
| recrimination | the act of accusing in return; opposing another charge |
| tumult | commotion of a great crowd; disorder |
| tirade | a long angry or violent speech; a diatribe |
| oppressive | using power unjustly; burdensome |
| inscrutable | difficult to understand, mysterious |
| vicissitudes | a change or variation; unexpected changes in life |
| declivities | downward slopes, as of a hill |
| tacit | not spoken; implied by actions or statements |
| blatant | totally or offensively obtrusive; very obvious |
| taboo | excluded or forbidden from use or mention |
| sinewy | lean and muscular; stringy and tough |
| malevolently | having an ill will or wishing harm to others; malicious |