| A | B |
|---|
| salubrious | adj. beneficial to one's health |
| tacit | adj. unspoken; understood |
| cajole | v. to coax |
| abhor | v. to regard with horror, digust, or hatred |
| zeal | n. enthusiasm |
| emaciate | v. to make or become thin |
| diatribe | n. a bitter criticism |
| emollient | adj. soothing or softening |
| fastidious | adj. meticulous (highly attentive to detail) |
| impregnable | adj. safe against attack |
| cantankerous | adj. quarrelsome: ill-natured |
| acerbic | adj. sour or bitter tasting |
| benign | adj. kind; mild or harmless |
| morose | adj. gloomy; unsociable |
| salve | n. something soothing |
