| A | B |
|---|
| bastion | a fortified place |
| fawn | a light yellowish-brown color |
| strident | (of a shout, voice, etc.) having or making a loud or harsh sound; grating |
| harangue | a long, passionate, and vehement speech, especially one delivered before a public gathering |
| curtail | a horizontal, spiral termination to the lower end of a stair railing |
| unctuous | oily; greasy |
| termagant | violent; turbulent; brawling; shrewish |
| protract | to draw out or lengthen, especially in time; extend the duration of; prolong |
| disjointed | having the joints or connections separated |
| presentiment | a feeling or impression that something is about to happen, esp. something evil; foreboding |
| defile | any narrow passage, especially between mountains |
| coherent | having a natural or due agreement of parts; harmonious |
| vigil | wakefulness maintained for any reason during the normal hours for sleeping |
