| A | B |
|---|
| avarice | extreme greed |
| censure | to criticize severely or to condemn |
| daunt | intimidate or dismay; discourage |
| impregnable | nearly impossible to enter by force; impossible to break down or destroy |
| melancholy | sad and gloomy; deep, thoughtful sadness |
| miser | a stingy hoarder of money and possessions |
| obliterate | erase or destroy |
| parsimony | overly cautious in the use of money; stingy |
| precarious | uncertain, dangerous; risky |
| prevalent | widely accepted or practiced |
| propitious | favorable conditions; advantageous |
| prostrate | cause to lie flat |
| resolute | determined and unwavering |
| superfluous | more than is needed or wanted; excessive |
| ostentatious | showy, pretentious manner; unnecessary display (often of wealth) |
