| A | B |
| placidly | pleasantly calm and peaceful |
| amiably | having pleasant personal qualities |
| rubicund | red in the face |
| presumptuous | bold; forward |
| doggedly | persistent in effort |
| dubiously | of doubtful quality or propriety |
| shamefacedly | modest or bashful; showing shame |
| ill-gotten | acquired by dishones, improper, or evil means |
| prosaic | commonplace or dull; boring |
| frivolous | lacking seriousness or sense |
| avaricious | greedy |
| bibulous | fond of, or addicted to, drinking |
| shudderingly | trembling or quivering with fear |
| scarcely | barely; hardly; not quite |
| audible | capable of being heard |
| resounding | uttered loudly |
| appealingly | attracting interest, desire, curiosity, sympathy |