| A | B |
|---|
| taciturn | inclined to silence; reserved in speech |
| mercurial | changeable; volatile; fickle; flighty; erratic |
| entrepreneurial | a person who organizes and manages any enterprise, esp. a business, usually with considerable initiative and risk |
| nuance | a subtle difference or distinction in expression, meaning, response, etc. |
| incorrigible | incapable of being corrected or reformed |
| dollop | a large lump or portion of a solid matter |
| monomania | pathological obsession with one idea or subject |
| clemency | a disposition to show mercy, especially toward an offender or enemy |
| rigorous | characterized by rigor; rigidly severe or harsh, as people, rules, or discipline |
| lenity | the quality or state of being mild or gentle, as toward others |
| choler | irascibility; anger; wrath; irritability |
| indignation | strong displeasure at something considered unjust, offensive, insulting, or base |
| sanctimonious | making a hypocritical show of religious devotion, piety, righteousness, etc. |
| hypocrite | a person who pretends to have virtues, moral or religious beliefs, principles, etc., that he or she does not actually possess |
| obliquely | having a slanting or sloping direction, course, or position; inclined |
| anomalous | deviating from or inconsistent with the common order, form, or rule; irregular; abnormal |
| idiosyncratic | deviating from the customary |
| extemporaneous | done, spoken, performed, etc., without special advance preparation; impromptu |
| insurrectionists | those who revolt against a civil authority or an established government |
| abbreviated | shortened; made briefer |
| recalcitrant | resisting authority or control; not obedient or compliant |
| delineating | to draw or trace the outline of; sketch out |
| keening | to wail in lamentation, especially for the dead |
| balks | to stop, as at an obstacle, and refuse to proceed or to do something specified |
| fatuous | foolish or silly, especially in a smug or self-satisfied way |
