| A | B |
| amiable | (adj.) pleasant, friendly |
| auspicious | (adj.) favorable, promising |
| contentious | (adj.) argumentative, quarrelsome |
| dispensation | (noun) release from a rule; vow, oath |
| expansively | (adverb) with a willingness to talk openly, share |
| fractious | (adj) causing trouble, full of anger and disagreement |
| persevere | (verb) to persist in a purpose, idea, or task |
| tranquility | (noun) state/quality of calm/comfort |
| tyranny | (noun) a government in which a single person assumes absolute control |