| A | B |
|---|
| profound | adj--showing great knowledge, thought, or insight |
| skittish | adj--easily frightened or very nervous |
| canny | adj--shrewd and careful; clever and cautious |
| indulgent | adj--too kind or patient; not at all strict |
| progeny | n--children; offspring |
| sovereign | n--a ruler; a king, queen, etc. adj--excellent |
| compensate | v--to make up for; to pay or repay; to take the place of someting else |
| intimidate | v--to make someone be afraid; to force someone to do something or keep them from doing something by threatening or frightening him |
| propensity | n--a natural leaning or tendency towards doing something or being a certain way; a natural talent for |
| stipend | n--payment for work done or to defray expenses |
| avert | v--to avoid or prevent |
| impudent | adj--rude; sassy; insolent |
| curtail | v--to cut short (as in time or freedom allowed) |
| intrepid | adj--brave; courageous |
| vernacular | n--common, everyday language of a region |
