| A | B |
|---|
| auspicious | favorable; fortunate |
| daunt | to overcome with fear, intimidate; to dishearten |
| intrepid | very brave, fearless, unshakable |
| larceny | theft |
| pompous | overly self-important in speech and manner; excessively stately or ceremonious |
| revile | to attack with words, call bad names |
| brazen | shameless, impudent; made of brass |
| latent | hidden, present but not realized |
| mililtant | an activist; given to fighting, support in a cause |
| paramount | chief in importance, above all others |
| rebut | to offer arguments or evidence that contradicts an assertion; to refute |
| slapdash | careless and hasty |
| diligent | hardworking, industrious, not lazy |
| hew | to shape or cut down with an ax; to hold to |
| lucid | easy to understand, clear, saneq |
| prim | overly neat, precise, proper, or formal |
| sardonic | grimly or scornfully mocking; bitterly sarcastic |
| superfluous | exceeding what is sufficient or required, excess |
| supplant | to take the place of; supersede |
| tenacious | holding fast; holding firmly together; persistent |
