| A | B |
|---|
| alienate | to make uninterested or unfriendly; to take away interest or affection |
| banish | 1. to send or drive away; to get rid of 2. to force to leave a place by order of some high authority |
| dissension | disagreement; quarreling; hard feelings caused by a difference of opinion |
| edible | fit to eat; safe to eat |
| implore | to beg earnestly; to ask urgently |
| lackadaisical | showing a lack of interest or spirit; lifeless and uninterested |
| optional | left to one's choice; not required or automatic |
| painstaking | requiring or using great effort or care |
| plumage | all of a bird's feathers together |
| reprimand | a sharp scolding or criticism, especially by a person in authority; to scold or criticize harshly |
| scanty | small in quantity or amount; not enough or barely enough; in short supply |
| sinister | 1. suggesting harm, evil, or misfortune; threatening 2. evil; wicked |
| transaction | the act of carrying on business; an individual piece of business, such as a deal or agreement |
| unscathed | in no way harmed or injured; unhurt |
| upstanding | honest and respectable in character and behavior; honorable |
