| A | B |
|---|
| a lack, scarcity, inadequate supply; a famine | dearth |
| shy, lacking self-confidence; modest, reserved | diffident |
| free from error; absolutely dependable | infallible |
| neglectful in performance of one's duty, careless | remiss |
| rashness, boldness | temerity |
| to yield to; to assume an office or dignity | accede |
| to include or contain; to be made up of | comprise |
| deprived of the necessities of life; lacking in | destitute |
| coming at a bad time; not appropriate | inopportune |
| unfavorable, threatening, of bad omen | ominous |
| to regard with horror or loathing; to hate deeply | abhor |
| to change in a formal way; to change for the better | amend |
| to slap or cuff; to strike repeatedly; to drive or force with blows | buffet |
| eating away gradually, acidlike; bitterly sarcastic | corrosive |
| to involve in; to connect with or be related to | implicate |
| desrving blame or punishment | reprehensible |
| filthy, wretched, debased | squalid |
| disorderly, riotous, violent; stormy | turbulent |
| strong dislike; bitter hostility | animosity |
| to make sacred, hallow; to set apart for a special purpose | consecrate |
| old and feeble; worn-out, ruined | decrepit |
| to ridicule, laugh at with contempt | deride |
| out-of-date, no longer in use | obsolete |
| stingy, miserly; meager, poor, small | parsimonious |
| a state of perplexity or doubt | quandary |
| stubbornly disobedient, resisting authority | recalcitrant |
| to take great pleasure in; a wild celebration | revel |
| a lack of feeling, emotion, or interest | apathy |
| to make larger, increase | augment |
| a high peak or point | pinnacle |
