| A | B |
|---|
| paucity | smallness of number |
| pertinacious | holding firm to a purpose or cause |
| platitude | a remark used so commonly its novelty is worn off |
| predatory | inclined to abuse or exploit others, preying |
| prolific | causing abundant growth |
| punctilious | concerned with the fine points of behavior and social codes |
| reprisal | a retaliatory act |
| sacerdotal | of or relating to priests and priesthood |
| scintillating | to emit quick flashes or sparks |
| splenetic | marked by bad temper or spite |
| superannuated | to become out-of-date, to retire |
| temerity | shameless boldness, disregard of courtesy |
| timorous | lacking in courage and self-confidence |
| tirade | a long, harsh speech |
| verbose | wordiness |
| virago | a woman of great strength; also a loud, overbearing woman |
| vociferous | loud or insistent so as to attract attention |
| volatile | subject to rapid and unexpected change |
| wheedle | to influence by soft words or flattery |
| zodiac | a cyclic course, 12 belts in the heavens |
