| A | B |
|---|
| abrogate | to break, as a treaty or law |
| bellicose | inclined to start wars or fights |
| choleric | easily angered or irritated |
| deciduous | falling off or shedding at a certain season |
| ephemeral | lasting a short time; transient |
| fiduciary | a trustee |
| gainsay | to deny; to contradict |
| hirsute | hairy |
| iniquitous | vicious; wicked |
| jejune | immature; juvenile |
| laconic | precise |
| ligneous | woodlike |
| martinet | a strict disciplinarian |
| necropolis | a cemetary |
| onomatopoeia | the use of words whose sounds convey their meanings (e.g., buzz, hiss) |
| peruse | to read carefully; to study |
| querulous | complaining; whining |
| remonstrate | to object; to protest |
| sanguine | hopeful |
| torpid | dormant; lacking energy; lethargic; apathetic; dull |
