| A | B |
|---|
| digression | a passage or section that deviates from the central theme in speech or writing |
| dispassionate | free from or unaffected by passion; devoid of personal feeling or bias; impartial; calm |
| disposition | natural mental and emotional outlook or mood |
| infamous | having an extremely bad reputation |
| protracted | to draw out or lengthen, especially in time |
| regress | to revert to an earlier or less advanced state or form |
| retort | Say something in answer to a remark or accusation, typically in a sharp, angry, or wittily incisive manner |
| systematic | given to or using a system or method; methodical |
| torsion | the act of twisting |
| traction | the adhesive friction of a body on some surface |
