| A | B |
|---|
| loiter | To hang around; to linger in an aimless way |
| malinger | to pretend illness to avoid duty or work |
| pithy | short but full of meaning--right to the point |
| plunder | to rob by force, especially during wartime |
| wry | cleverly and often grimly humorous |
| 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 in a mean way |
| waif | a person (usually a child) without a home or friend; ragamuffin; "poor little thing" |
| simper | to smile or speak in a silly, forced way; snicker; smirk |
