| A | B |
|---|
| Acrid | Sharp; pungent |
| Boorish | Ill-mannered |
| Cynical | believing that people act only out of selfish motives |
| Epistle | A letter |
| Heresy | against orthodox opinion |
| Maunder | to talk incoherently or in a rambling manner |
| Novice | Beginner' tyro |
| Poignant | deeply moving; strongly affecting the emotions |
| Respite | a break; intermission |
| Terse | concise; to the point |
| Benevolent | kindly |
| Bourgeois | middle class |
| Debility | weakness; incapacity |
| Emaciated | very thin; withered |
| Hiatus | interruption; pause |
| Languid | tired; slow |
| Obscured | hidden; covered; buried |
| Poised | calm; collected; self-possessed |
| Resplendent | shining; glowing |
| Sardonic | bitter or scornful derision; mocking; cynical |
| Acuity | Sharpness (mental or visual) |
| Braggart | someone who boasts |
| Debunk | To expose false claims or myths |
| Epitomize | To typify;; characterize; personify |
| Hidebound | Rigid in opinions |
| Languish | To decay; fade away; get weaker |
| Obsequious | Servile; submissive |
| Polemical | Causing debate or argument |
| Recalcitrant | resisting authority or control; not obedient or compliant |
| Thwart | to prevent frustrate |
| Adamant | forceful; inflexible |
| Brash | tactless; impudent |
| Derisive | contemptuous; mocking |
| Equivocate | to speak ambiguously; avoid telling the truth |
| Hubris | excessive pride |
| Ludicrous | causing laughter because of absurdity |
| Mordant | sharpy caustic or sarcastic |
| Ponderous | weighty; clow and heavy |
| Retention | preservation withholding |
| Timorous | cowardly; fearful |
| Adroit | skilful |
| Brevity | being brief |
| Decorum | dignified, correct behavior |
| Err | to make a mistake |
| Hinder | to obstruct |
| Largess | generosity |
| Obsolete | no longer valid |
| Pontificate | to speak pompously or dogmatically |
| Reticent | restrained; holding something back; uncommunicative |
| Tirade | stream of verbal abuse |
| Adulation | strong admiration; worship |
| Bristle | to show irritation |
| Distraught | distracted; deeply agitated |
| Erratic | wandering; irregular |
| Histrionic | theatrical; exaggerated |
| Laud | to praise |
| Obstreperous | noisy and boisterous |
| Portend | to foretell |
| Retraction | withdrawal; cancellation of a statement |
| Titter | to giggle quietly |
