| A | B |
|---|
| remonstrate | make forcibly reproachful protest |
| tenet | principle or belief |
| corollary | a proposition that comes from one already proved |
| indolent | wanting to avoid exercise or activity |
| insipid | lacking flavor, bland |
| laconic | using very few words |
| garrulous | extremely talkative esp. on trivial matters |
| officious | assertive of authority in an annoyingly domineering way |
| lugubrious | looking or sounding sad or dismal |
| punctilious | showing a lot of attention to details |
| cadence | modulation or inflection of the voice |
| querulous | complaining in a whining manner |
| insoiciant | showing a casual lack of concern |
| solvent | able to pay one's debts, able to dissolve other substances |
| peristalsis | involuntary constriction and relaxation of muscles creating a wave like motion |
