| A | B |
|---|
| derelict | deserted by an owner; abandoned |
| threshold | piece of wood or stone placed beneath a door; a doorsill |
| derelict | tract of land left dry by receding water |
| mettle | high-spirited; full of courage; driven to do your best |
| bicker | argue over an unimportant matter; squabble |
| wrangle | herd horses or other livestock |
| domineer | rule over or control arbitrarily (based on a whim or chance) or arrogantly |
| derelict | homeless or jobless person |
| etiquette | rules of proper behavior required by custom among people |
| refuse | be unwilling to do something; turn down; deny |
| faux pas | a slip or blunder in etiquette, manners, or conduct |
| amicable | neighborly |
| enact | act something out, as on a stage |
| snicker | utter in a snide, partly muffled laugh |
| amicable | friendly (an amicable discussion); characterized by good will |
| tyrant | an absolute ruler that governs without legal restrictions |
| lax | not careful or strict; negligent |
| rigorous | characterized by strictness, harshness, severeness |
| establish | begin or set up; found |
| peaked | having a sickly appearance |
| rigorous | marked by extreme temperatures |
| wrangle | argue noisily & angrily; bicker; win or obtain by argument |
| refuse | worthless matter; trash |
| etiquette | conduct or procedure required by good breeding or prescribed by authority to be observed in social or official life |
| stamina | the power to resist fatigue or illness while working hard |
| stamina | endurance; staying power; plural of stamen |
| enact | make into law |
| peaked | ending in a peak; pointed |
| haggard | an adult hawk caught wild |
| tyrant | an oppressor |
| faux pas | an embarrassing social blunder |
| haggard | appearing worn & exhausted; gaunt (thin & bony) |
| sneer | a scornful facial expression made by raising 1 corner of the upper lip slightly |
| disposition | settlement |
| shirk | avoid or neglect (a task or duty) |
| disposition | usual mood or attitude of a person or animal |
| sketchy | lacking in substance, clearness, or completeness |
| lax | have the parts of the whole spread apart |
| evade | avoid giving a direct answer to |
| establish | settle securely in a position or condition |
| disposition | an act of transferring |
| sketchy | roughly outlined; superficial |
| evade | escape or avoid, as by cleverness or deceit |
| bicker | move with a rapidly repeated noise |
| establish | show to be true; prove |
| shirk | evade the performance of an obligation |
| sneer | utter with such a sound; show contempt or scorn with such an expression |
| mettle | spirit; daring; courage; strength of character or temperament; stamina |
| mundane | worldly; characterized by the practical & ordinary |
