| A | B |
|---|
| nomadic | (adj.) wandering, migratory |
| egotistical | (adj.) having an inflated idea of their your importance |
| insular | (adj.) isolated from the rest of the world |
| beset | (verb) assail or attack from all sides |
| kindred | (adj.) related by blood or by marriage |
| placatingly | (adv.) in a manner of trying to please someone else |
| maligner | (noun) one who is up to no good, sneaky person |
| trounce | (verb) to attack or beat someone severely |
| passiveness | (noun) quality of being inactive, having a lack of initiative |
| diabolically | (adv.) as a devil, in an evil manner |
| blunder | (verb) to make mistakes because of incompetence |
| retrogress | (verb) to return to a former state |
| fastidiousness | (noun) trait of being picky about matters of taste or style |
| gaunt | (adj.) being very thin, malnourished |
| assailant | (noun) one who attacks |
| ravenous | (adj.) very hungry, starving |
| conspicuous | (adj.) easily noticed or seen |
| covert | (adj.) disguised or done in secret |
| articulate | (verb) to speak gracefully, make yourself understood well |
| daunt | (verb) to intimidate |
