| A | B |
| overly willing to serve, obey, or flatter in order to gain favor | obsequious |
| to suggest slyly | insinuate |
| something given or done as repayment, reward, or (usually) punishment | retribution |
| an inequality or difference, as in ages or amounts | dispartity |
| working or spreading harmfully but in a manner hard to notice; more harmful than at first is evident | insidious |
| to flow or spread throughout (something) | permeate |
| suitable (said of time); well-timed | opportune |
| to prevent or hinder by taking action beforehand | forestall |
| all-powered; having unlimited power or authority | omnipotent |
| to question formally and systematically | interrogate |