| A | B |
| ASININE | unintelligent or silly |
| AMIABLE | pleasant or friendly |
| ARBITRATE | to argue before a judge |
| WHITTLE | to cut or trim by carving off bits |
| AMBLE | to walk at a slow and easy pace |
| BEGRUDGE | to envy or resent; to give in reluctantly |
| GOUGE | to scoop or dig out |
| OBSTREPEROUS | resisting control in a difficult way |
| VAPID | lacking or having lost life |
| MAGISTERIAL | authoritative; bossy |
| TRUDGE | to walk heavily and tiredly |
| FRACTIOUS | unruly and irritable |
| REPERTOIRE | a list of; a stock or supply |
| RAMSHACKLE | loosely made or held together; shabby |
| FOOLHARDY | reckless or thoughtlessly bold |