| A | B |
|---|
| poignant | keenly distressing to the mind or feelings |
| infamy | a state of extreme dishonor |
| despot | a cruel and oppressive dictator |
| providential | peculiarly fortunate or appropr |
| timorous | timid by nature or revealing timidity |
| pensive | deeply or seriously thoughtful |
| guffaw | a burst of deep loud hearty laughter |
| wretch | someone you feel sorry for |
| juxtaposition | a side-by-side position |
| sloven | a coarse obnoxious person |
| hypochondria | abnormal anxiety about imaginary symptoms and ailments |
| vouchsafe | grant in a condescending manner |
| hindrance | something immaterial that interferes with action or progress |
| diffident | lacking self-confidence |
| consternation | fear resulting from the awareness of danger |
| pretext | something serving to conceal plans |
| sumptuous | rich and superior in quality |
| listless | lacking zest or vivacity |
| unfeigned | not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed |
| consumption | involving the lungs with progressive wasting of the body |
| jargon | technical terminology characteristic of a particular subject |
| apropos | of an appropriate or pertinent nature |
| dissension | disagreement among those expected to cooperate |
| calumny | a false accusation of an offense |
| solicitude | a feeling of excessive concern |
| crestfallen | brought low in spirit |
| incredulity | doubt about the truth of something |
| corpulence | the property of excessive fatness |
| mawkish | effusively or insincerely emotional |
| pecuniary | relating to or involving money |
| jovial | full of or showing high-spirited merriment |
| retrograde | moving or directed or tending in a backward direction |
| gesticulate | show, express or direct through movement |
| amalgamate | to bring or combine together or with something else |
| transgress | act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises |
| sanction | official permission or approval |
| castigate | inflict severe punishment on |
| edifying | enlightening or uplifting so as to encourage improvement |
| impertinence | the trait of being rude and inclined to take liberties |
| deign | do something that one considers to be below one's dignity |
