| A | B |
|---|
| furtive | secret in an underhanded way, stealthy |
| guileless | without deceit |
| hone | to sharpen, to make more intense, to make more effective |
| impertinent | insolently rude, not within the proper bounds of good taste or manners |
| impudent | disrespectful, characterized by improper bold behavior |
| indigenous | native to a certain area |
| infallible | incapable of error |
| ingenuity | cleverness, inventiveness, resourcefulness |
| innate | existing from birth, inborn |
| inordinate | exceeding reasonable limits, excessive |
| irascible | irritable, easily angered, cranky, cross |
| lament | to mourn or to express sorrow in a demonstrative manner |
| malevolence | ill will or evil intentions |
| melancholy | depression of spirits |
| oblique | slanting, indirect, evasive, devious, misleading |
| oblivion | state of being forgotten |
| ominous | threatening |
| palette | board on which a painter mixes paints |
| palliate | to ease pain, guilt or intensity |
| piety | devotion and reverence to God |
| placid | peaceful, calm |
| predilection | preference |
| profane | showing contempt toward sacred things |
| propel | to drive or to push forward |
| propensity | preference, natural inclination |
