| A | B |
|---|
| rash | (adj) marked by or coming from being too hasty in speech or action or in making decisions |
| decorum | (n) proper behavior |
| loathsome | (adj) very unpleasant, offensive |
| docile | (adj) easily taught, led, or managed |
| gesticulated | (v) to make gestures when speaking |
| stench | (n) a very disagreeable smell; stink |
| permeated | (v) to spread throughout |
| decrepit | (adj) broken down with age; worn out |
| trepidation | (n) a state of alarm or nervousness |
| chastened | (v) to correct by punishment or suffering |
| sardonically | (adv) in a scornful or mocking way |
| reprieve | (n) a temporary escape from trouble or pain |
| unimpeachable | (adj) not to be doubted or questioned |
| censure | (n) an official expression of disapproval |
| impertinence | (n) the quality or state of being rude or insolent |
| complicity | (n) association or participation in a wrongful act |
| presumptuous | (adj) going beyond what is proper |
| punctilious | (adj) following exactly the details of proper ways of behaving |
| laconically | (adv) in a way that uses few words |
| apt | (adj) having a tendency to do something |
