| A | B |
|---|
| adapt | to adjust or change ti suit conditions |
| attest | to bear witness, affirm to be true or genuine |
| dovetail | to fit together exactly; to connect so as to form a whole |
| enormity | the quality of exceeding all moral bounds; an exceedingly evil act; huge size |
| falter | to hesitate, stumble, lose courage |
| foreboding | a warning or feeling that something bad will happen; ominous |
| forlorn | totally abandoned and helpless; sad and lonely |
| haughty | chillingly proud and scornful |
| impediment | a physical defect; a hindrance, obstacle |
| imperative | necessary; urgent |
| loiter | to linger in an aimless way, hang around |
| malinger | to pretend illness to avoid duty or work; lie down on the job |
| pithy | short but full of meaning and point |
| plunder | to rob by force, especially during wartime |
| simper | to smile or speak in a silly, forced way |
| steadfast | firmly fixed; constant, not moving or changing |
| vaunted | much boasted about in a vain or swaggering way |
| vilify | to abuse or belittle unjustly or maliciously |
| waif | a person without a home or friend; a stray person or animal |
| wry | twisted; turned to one side; humorous |
