| A | B |
|---|
| corroborate | to support with evidence; confirm |
| acrimonious | bitter or sharp in language or tone |
| scrutiny | close, careful examination |
| mollify | to soothe or pacify |
| volition | will power or choice |
| unmitigated | not diminished or moderated in intensity |
| temerity | foolish disregard for danger |
| cynical | skeptical of others and their motives |
| acquiescence | act of consenting without protest |
| spruious | not genuine; false |
| stolidly | unexcitable; unemotional |
| furtive | taken or done secretively |
| improbable | not likely |
| turbulent | violently agitated or disturbed |
| serene | calm |
| antagonize | to provoke hostility in |
| rudiments | fundamental element, principle or skill |
| altercation | dispute or fight |
| perplexity | confusion or complication |
| deportment | behavior |
| verdict | finding of a jury in a trial |
| demur | to voice opposition |
| impassive | revealing no emotion |
| scuppernongs | golden-green grapes in South |
| condescension | patronizingly superior behavior or attitude |
| contemptuous | feeling or expressing deep hatred or disapproval |
| recluse | person who withdraws from the world |
| predilection | a liking for |
| flounder | to make clumsy attempts to move or regain one's balance |
| cantankerous | ill-tempered and quarrelsome |
