| A | B |
|---|
| morosely | gloomily or sullenly ill-humored |
| mollified | appeased; softening in feeling |
| ominous | foreboding, threatening |
| derogatory | lessening the reputation of |
| plaintively | expressing sorrow |
| contorted | twisted |
| apprehensive | nervous |
| profound | Entering deeply into subjects of thought |
| complacent | satisfied with how things are and not wanting to try to make them better |
| precede | to happen or go before |
| strife | bitter conflict; struggle between rivals |
| woo | to seek someone’ s affection for the purpose of marriage |
| irksome | annoying; bothersome; irritating |
| temperate | moderate; mild; not extreme |
| insolence | rudeness; boldness, impudence |
| amorous | associated with romantic love; enamored |
| clamorous | loudly noisy; pertaining to confusion and shouting |
| sobriety | marked by seriousness, gravity, solemnity (not showy, as in clothes) |
| sullen | ill-humored; sulky; morose |
