| A | B |
|---|
| pious (adj.) | devoutly religious |
| rancour (n.) | bitterness or resentfulness |
| malicious(adj.) | intending to do harm |
| desultory(adj.) | lacking a plan or purpose |
| taboo | a social or religious custom prohibiting or restricting a particular practice |
| convulsed (adj.) | characterized by sudden, violent, uncontrollable movements |
| doggerel (n.) | verse or words that are badly written or expressed |
| acquiesced | to accept something reluctantly but without protest |
| stiletto | a short dagger with a tapering blade; a tapering high heel on a woman's shoe |
| idiosyncrasy | a model of behavior or thought peculiar to an individual |
| cliche | a phrase or opinion that is overused and lacks original thought |
| tenacious (adj.) | not easily discouraged |
| homocidal (adj.) | having to do with one person killing another |
| affably (adv.) | friendly, good-natured, easy to talk to |
| ascertain | to find something out for certain |
| laconically (adv.) | using very few words |
| sang-froid (n.) | composure or coolness |
| inexorable (adj.) | impossible to stop or prevent |
