| A | B |
|---|
| very enthusiastic, impressed | ardent |
| persistent, attentive, diligent | assiduous |
| abundant; plentiful | copious |
| a payment for damage or loss | indemnity |
| a hint; a vague notion | inkling |
| agreeable to the taste of one's sensibilites | palatable |
| bitter resentment or ill-will | rancor |
| immature and overconfident | sophomoric |
| arising naturally | spontaneous |
| twisted to one side, crooked; disapprovingly | askew |
| quarrelsome, inclined to argue | contentious |
| discouraged, dejected, downcast | crestfallen |
| rumpled, mussed | disheveled |
| given to much talking, tediously chatty | garrulous |
| incapable of being overcome | insuperable |
| to be regretted or pitied | lamentable |
| to affirm openly; to state belief in | profess |
| a period of relief or rest | respite |
| winding, having many curves | sinuous |
| full, deep, or rich in sound | sonorous |
