| A | B |
|---|
| foible | a minor weakness in character |
| swagger | show conceit |
| indolent | lazy |
| premonition | a feeling that something is about to happen |
| wallow | enjoy something greatly |
| malicious | mean-spirited |
| refuge | protection |
| suppress | put down or hold back |
| gallant | noble |
| respite | "give me a break" |
| glower | angry look |
| bridle | show anger or scorn |
| revelry | a noisy celebration |
| ebb | recede from flood state |
| friable | easily broken up |
| bluster | blow violently |
| snivel | be a whiner |
| lanquid | too tired to do anything |
| outcry | a strong protest |
| quell | to make or become quiet |
| sullen | resentfully silent |
| catastrophe | a sudden disaster |
| blanch | scald to remove the skin of a vegetable or fruit or nut |
| indefatigable | having great stamina |
| recede | to gradually fade or grow smaller |
| influx | a coming in |
| foretell | predict |
| maniacal | acting crazy |
| chortle | chuckle appreciatively |
| gibberish | nonsensical language |
| oblivious | not aware of |
| aggrieve | to give pain or trouble to |
| douse | throw water over |
| ponderous | boring and hard to understand |
| subterfuge | a deceptive plan |
| abscond | to go away secretly after doing something wrong |
| dilapidated | partly ruined from age or lack of care |
| deluge | a flood |
| vengeful | seeking revenge |
| comely | good looking |
| ravishing | really great looking |
| reprieve | a postponement of punishment |
| defiance | disobediance |
| frenzy | violent emotional or mental agitation |
| thwart | across, from one side to the other also to oppose successfully |
| vigor | physical energy or strength |
| rehabilitation | restoration to a former healthy condition |
| cocky | overly self-confident |
| cease | stop |
| skeptic | a nonbeliever |
| sketch | a brief description |
| envelop | surround completely |
| portly | overweight |
| ditty | a short simple song |
| snare | something by which one is entangled, trapped or deceived |
| frivility | playfulness |
| lull | a break in the action |
| shun | avoid |
| flippancy | joking about something that should be treated seriously |
| composure | a state of calmness |
| engagement | a promise or agreement that must be kept |
| halt | bring to a stop |
| feint | create a distraction at one point with intent to attack at another point |
| beguile | use deceptive charm |
| oppress | control in a harsh or cruel way |
| scandalous | harmful to one's reputation |
| overlook | ignore |
| haughty | obnoxiously proud |
| stench | a bad odor |
| exposure | the harmful effect of severe weather on someone's body |
| arduous | demanding extreme physical effort |
| neglect | to fail to take good care of something |
| trivial | minor |
| portentous | ominous |
| shortcoming | a failing or weakness in someone or something |
