| A | B |
|---|
| apt | likely to occur |
| awry | tilted or off center |
| bludgeon | a club used to inflict great damage |
| capitulate | to surrender or give up |
| chafe | to rub until sore |
| defile | to ruin someone's character or violate someone |
| dire | critical or very important |
| disarming | removing hostility |
| disgruntled | very unhappy or resentful |
| encroach | to advance beyond limits or borders |
| endow | to bestow a gift on someone |
| fend | to ward off or parry |
| impunity | an exemption from punishment |
| mien | a character or type of person |
| penal | pertaining to a punishment |
| pertinent | relevant / related to the matter at hand |
| predominant | a dominant trait or condition |
| prodigy | a child genius |
| recluse | a person who is socially withdrawn |
| renown | worldly famous |
