| A | B |
|---|
| apt | suitable, fitting, likely; quick to learn |
| awry | in a turned or twisted position or direction; wrong, out of the right or hoped-for course |
| bludgeon | (n) a short club used as a weapon; (v) to strike with a heavy club; to use force or strong arguments to gain some point |
| capitulate | to end resistance, give up, surrender, throw in the towel |
| chafe | (v) to warm by rubbing; to wear sore by rubbing; to feel annoyance (n) a sore or injury caused by rubbing |
| defile | to make unclean or dirty, destroy the purity of |
| dire | dreadful, causing fear or suffering; warning of trouble to come; demanding immediate action to avoid disaster |
| disarming | charming, tending to get rid of unfriendliness or suspicion |
| disgruntled | in bad humor, discontented, annoyed |
| encroach | to advance beyond the usual or proper limits, trespass |
| endow | to furnish, equip, provide with funds or some other desirable thing or quality |
| fend | to ward off, resist, to get along, manage |
| impunity | freedom from punishment |
| mien | air, manner; appearance; expression |
| penal | having to do with punishment |
| pertinent | related to the matter at hand, to the point |
| predominant | the greatest in strength or power; most common |
| prodigy | something wonderful or marvelous; something monstrous or abnormal; an unusual feat; a child or young person with extraordinary ability or talent |
| recluse | a person who leads a life shut up or withdrawn from the world |
| renown | fame; glory |
