| A | B |
|---|
| apt | suitable, fitting, likely; quick to learn |
| awry | in a turned or twisted position or direction; wrong, out of the right or hoped-for course |
| bludgeon | a short club used as a weapon; to strike with a heavy club; to use force or strong arguments to gain some point |
| capitulate | to end resistance, give up, throw in the towel |
| chafe | to warm by rubbing; to wear sore by rubbing; to feel |
| defile | to make unclean or dirty, destroy the purity of; to march in a single line or in columns; a narrow passage; gorge, canyon |
| dire | dreadful, causing fear or suffering; warning of trouble to come; demanding immediate action to avoid disaster |
| disarming | charming, tender to soften unfriendliness or suspicion |
| disgruntled | in bad humor, discontented, annoyed |
| encroach | to advance beyond the usual or proper limits, trespass |
| endow | to furnish, equip, provide with funds or some other desirable thing or quality |
| fend | to ward off, resist; to get along, manage |
| impunity | freedom from punishment |
| mien | air, manner; appearance; expression |
| penal | having to do with punishment |
| pertinent | related to the matter at hand, to the point |
| predominant | the greatest in strength or power; most common |
| prodigy | something wonderful or marvelous; an unusual feat; a child or young person with extraordinary ability or talent |
| recluse | a person who leads a life shut up or withdrawn from the world |
| renown | fame, glory |
