| A | B |
|---|
| acquiesce | to give in, to comply |
| affable | friendly, courteous, amiable |
| audacity | excessive boldness, rashness, daring |
| avarice | greed for wealth |
| clemency | leniency |
| complacency | the state of being self-satisfied |
| cupidity | greed |
| diffidence | shyness, reserve, unassertiveness |
| dissipation | wasteful spending, squandering |
| entreaty | a plea, an earnest request |
| guileless | without deceit |
| infamous | having a reputation of the worst kind, vicious, notoriously bad |
| inveterate | firmly established, habitual, deep routed |
| magnanimity | having a lofty, generous and courageous spirit |
| mortify | to humiliate, to wound pride, to experience shame |
| obtuse | dull of mind, insensitive, stupid |
| odious | deserving hate or contempt |
| pernicious | very destructive or harmful, deadly |
| pungent | sharp or irritating to the taste or smell |
| rudiment | an essential element or skill, also the early stages of development |
| servile | overly submissive |
| supplication | begging, humbly asking for a favor |
| ungainly | awkward |
| vogue | popular fashion |
| zealot | one who embraces a cause and supports it with vigor |
