| A | B |
|---|
| adage | a traditional saying expressing a common experience or observation; proverb |
| approbation | approval; commendation |
| befuddle | to confuse; baffle; daze; puzzle |
| conhesive | tending to stick together |
| contemptuous | showing or expressing dishonor or disgrace |
| crestfallen | dejected; dispirited; discouraged |
| disparaging | tending to belittle or bring reproach upon |
| gist | the main idea; essential part |
| idyllic | unspoiled; suitable for or suggestive of an idyll (writing) |
| imbue | to inspire with feelings; opinions; infect |
| incarnate | given a bodily form; personified |
| insinuate | to suggest or hint slyly |
| jovial | having a joyous humor; merry; jolly |
| laconic | expressing a lot in few words |
| liable | legally responsible; accountable |
| mercurial | changeable; volitile; erratic |
| ominously | predicting evil or harm; forboding; threatening |
| philandering | womanize |
| raucous | harsh; rough |
| remiss | negligent; careless |
| repression | to keep feelings, desires, or actions under control |
| sagacity | foresight; the ability to make good judgments |
| simonize | to shine or polish to a high sheen |
| trepidation | trembling fear, alarm, or agitation; a trembling or quivering movement |
| turbulent | being in a state of aggitation; disturbed |
| affronted | a personally offensive act or word; deliberate act or display of disrespect |
