| A | B |
|---|
| brouhaha | (n) an uproar or commotion |
| cloy | (v) to satiate |
| demeanor | (n) overall impression, appearance |
| deference | (n) courteous yielding, submission |
| enigmatic | (adj) puzzling, not easily understood |
| definitive | (adj) conslusive, final |
| bumptious | (adj) arrogantly self-confident |
| choleric | (adj) easily made angry |
| bulwark | (n) a strong defence or protection. (v) to provide such protection |
| curtail | (v) to cut short |
| adament | (adj) firm in purpose, unyielding. (n) an extremely hard substance |
| profligate | (adj) wasteful. (n) a wasteful person |
| mawkish | (adj) overly sentimental |
| thwart | (v) to prevent, frustrate, foil |
| onus | (n) something that is heavy or burdensome, an unwelcome responsibility |
| requisite | (adj) required, needed, necessary |
| mollify | (v) to soften, calm, make gentle |
| sartorial | (adj) pertaining to a tailor or his work |
| presentiment | (n) a vague sense of approaching misfortune |
| impromptu | (adj) without preparation. (n) a composition or remark suggestive of improvisation |
| forbearance | (n) tolerance, patience |
| remit | (v) to send in, cancel, pardon, postpone, put off |
