| A | B |
| stolid | showing little emotion |
| audacity | daring, reckless boldness |
| imbue | influence or inspire with feelings or opinions |
| evasively | in a manner that tries to avoid answering directly |
| indignant | feeling angry at something unjust or unfair |
| incarnate | embodied in human form |
| idealist | a person who pursues things in the perfect form |
| incipient | just beginning, starting to form |
| approbation | praise; gesture of approval |
| mercurial | moody, rapid changes in mood |
| jovial | typically good-humored |
| crestfallen | feeling discouraged, disappointed |
| undercurrent | hidden feeling or opinion |