| A | B |
|---|
| insidious | more dangerous than it seems |
| presume | to act overconfidently; go beyond the proper limits; dare |
| formulated | reduced to a formula or prepared according to a formula |
| digress | to wander away from the main subject in a conversation or in writing |
| malinger | to pretend illness in order to avoid duty or work |
| meticulous | extremely careful and precise about details |
| obtuse | slow to understand; dull |
| politic | skillfull in dealing with others; diplomatic |
| deferential | yielding to someone else's opinion |
| stream of consciousness | a technique developed by the modernists to present the flow of seemingly unconnected thoughts, responses, and sensations as the occur in a character's mind. |
