| A | B |
|---|
| aloof | apart, indifferent |
| appreciate | to increase in value |
| apprehend | to seize, arrest, take into custody; to understand; become aware of |
| belligerent | waging war; inclined to or exhibiting assertiveness |
| bemuse | to confuse or to bewilder |
| brittle | fragile, frail, easily damaged |
| complacency | the state of being self-satisfied |
| derision | scoffing at, mockery, ridicule |
| imperious | extremely overbearing |
| indignation | anger as a result of something unjust |
| juncture | a point of joining |
| mollify | to soothe or to appease, to assuage |
| monotony | sameness |
| morose | being sullen or gloomy |
| mottled | marked with spots of different color |
| ominous | threatening |
| plaintive | mournful and expressing sorrow |
| pugnacious | looking for a fight, combative, belligerent |
| relish | to take great pleasure or delight in |
| reprehensible | deserving blame or reprimand |
| revere | to honor, to regard with respect |
| scuttle | to sink (usually a ship) |
| slough | to cast off |
| stilted | artificially formal, stiff, pompous |
| wispy | small in amount, fragile, or slight |
