| A | B |
|---|
| impertinent | rude or overly bold; irrelevant |
| stupefied | stunned or made stupid |
| impudent | offensively bold |
| futile | producing no result |
| reticence | hesitancy to speak or act |
| strive | to exert a great deal of effort |
| laconic | bried and to-the-point |
| telepathy | the ability to read another's thoughts or to communicate by thinking |
| belligerent | hostile and warlike |
| truculent | brutal and savage |
| charlatan | a con artist or fake |
| vilified | to have spoken badly about a person or thing |
| denounced | to have spoken badly about or publicly accuse |
| serene | quiet, peaceful |
| tranquility | peace and quiet |
| novice | a beginner (synonym or neophyte) |
| sanctuary | a place or refuge or safety |
| neophyte | a beginner (synonym of novice) |
| taciturn | using few words, soft-spoken |
