| A | B |
|---|
| morose | adj. gloomy, sullen, unsociable |
| opaque | adj. light-blocking [literal]; dense, stupid [figurative] |
| paramount | adj. the utmost; chief in importance, above everything else |
| prattle | v. to talk aimlessly, foolishly; n. babble [baby-talk] |
| rebut | v. to refute; to offer opposing arguments |
| reprimand | n. a rebuke; v. to scold, to find fault |
| servitude | n. slavery, forced labor, bondage |
| slapdash | adj. careless, hasty |
| stagnant | adj. sluggish, not moving as in water [literal]; sluggish [in the mind], dull [figurative] |
| succumb | v. to yield to; to give way to a superior force |
| atone | v. to make up for a misdeed or mistake |
| bondage | n. slavery |
| credible | adj. believable [having credance] |
| defray | v. to pay for |
| diligent | adj. hardworking, industrious, sedulous |
