| A | B |
| oppressive | Using power unjustly; burdensome |
| inscrutable | Difficult to understand, mysterious |
| tacit | Not spoken; implied by actions or statements |
| blatant | Totally or offensively obtrusive; very obvious |
| taboo | Excluded or forbidden from use or mention |
| sinewy | Lean and muscular; stringy and tough |
| malevolently | Having an ill will or wishing harm to others; malicious |
| ludicrous | laughably and obviously absurd; foolish |
| jeer | to abuse vocally; taunt or mock |
| inarticulate | Incomprehensible; unable to speak with clarity |