| A | B |
|---|
| abate | to reduce in intensity or amount |
| antecedent | preceding a cause |
| arid | very dry |
| baneful | a source of harm or destruction; harmful, destructive |
| beleaguer | to harass |
| contempt | extreme dislike or disdain |
| cynical | given to faultfinding, sneering, and sarcasm; exhibiting mocking disbelief |
| dexterous | skillful and active with the hands; manually adroit and skillful |
| dour | sullen, stern, harsh |
| exalt | to glorify, to praise, to raise in rank |
| felicitous | happy or delightful |
| impeccable | free from fault or blame |
| imperturbable | marked by extreme calm, impassivity, assurance and steadiness |
| malleable | capable of being shaped, influenced, or altered; tractable |
| mortify | to humiliate, to wound pride, to experience shame |
| obdurate | extremely stubborn, unwilling to accept advice |
| platitude | trite remark, banal statement |
| profligate | a wasteful person; extremely wasteful, given to licentiousness |
| pugnacious | looking for a fight, combative, belligerent |
| savory | appetizing |
| spurn | to reject or to refuse with hostility |
| supercilious | haughty, vain and arrogant |
| trite | overused, commonplace, hackneyed |
| vociferous | clamorous; boisterous (suggests a vehement outcry) |
| vulgarity | something offensive to good taste and refinement |
