| A | B |
|---|
| prepossessing | (adj.) pleasing, tending to create a favorable impression |
| recumbent | (adj.) in a reclining position, lying down, in the posture of one sleeping or resting |
| incarcerate | (v.) to imprison, confine, jail |
| ludicrous | (adj.) ridiculous, laughable, absurd |
| mordant | (adj.) biting or caustic in thought, manner, or style; sharply or bitterly harsh |
| pusillanimous | (adj.) contemptibly cowardly or mean-spirited |
| nettle | (n.) a prickly or stinging plant; (v.) to arouse displeasure, impatience, or anger; to vex or irritate severely |
| stratagem | (n.) a scheme to outwit or deceive an opponent or to gain an end |
| incumbent | (adj.) obligatory, required; (n.) one who holds a specific office at the time spoken of |
| pecuniary | (adj.) consisting of or measured in money; of or related to money |
| jocular | (adj.) humorous, jesting, jolly, joking |
