| A | B |
|---|
| apt | suitable, fitting, likely |
| awry | in a turned or twisted position; wrong |
| bludgeon | a short club; to strike with a club |
| capitulate | to end resistance, give up |
| chafe | to warm by rubbing; to wear sore by rubbing |
| defile | to make unclean or dirty, destroy the purity of |
| dire | dreadful, causing fear or suffering |
| disarming | charming, tending to soften unfriendliness |
| disgruntled | in bad humor, discontented, annoyed |
| encroach | to advance beyond the usual or proper limits |
| endow | to furnish, equip, provide with funds |
| fend | to ward off, resist; get along, manage |
| impunity | freedom from punishment |
| mien | air, manner; appearance |
| penal | having to do with punishment |
| pertinent | related to the matter at hand, to the point |
| predominant | the greatest in strength or power |
| prodigy | something wonderful or marvelous; an unusual feat |
| recluse | a person who leads a life shut up or withdrawn from the world |
| renown | fame, glory |
