| A | B |
|---|
| Adulterate | make impure |
| Dour | severe or gloomy; unfriendly and unresponsive toward others |
| Insidious | slowly and subtly harmful or destructive |
| Ambidextrous | able to use either the right or the left hand with equal skill |
| Fortitude | courage in facing difficulties; having determination |
| Intimation | subtle hint or sign of something |
| Tentative | said or done in a slow hesitant and careful way; revealing a lack of confidence |
| Augment | to make larger or increase |
| Gape | gawk or stare in open-mouthed surprise or wonder |
| Opulent | characterized by an obvious or lavish display of wealth or affluence |
| Unkempt | untidy or disorderly as a result of neglect or a lack of care |
| Bereft | the state of being deprived of or lacking |
| Gibe | ridicule; mocking remark intended to hurt or provoke |
| Pliable | flexible and easily bent; easily persuaded or influenced |
| Verbatim | using identical words |
| Deploy | to position or arrange |
| Guise | a false or deceptive outward appearance |
| Reiterate | repeated; to say or do something again several times |
| Warily | cautious and watchful |
| Stolid | (of a person) calm, dependable, and showing little emotion or animation |
