| A | B |
|---|
| pallid | adj. lacking sparkle or liveliness |
| excise | verb. to remove by cutting |
| deftly | adverb. being quick and skillful |
| postulate | verb. to assume or claim as true |
| deferential | adj. courteous respect |
| aperture | noun. an opening such as a hole, gap, or slit |
| rudimentary | adj. basic facts or principles; elementary |
| contempt | noun. scorn; disrespect |
| maudlin | adj. sappily sad |
| surreptitious | adj. obtained or done by secretive means |
| unsavory | adj. distasteful; morally offensive |
| monogamy | noun. having a single mate during a period of time |
| furtive | adj. sneaky |
| sententiously | adverb. short and energetic in expression |
| atonement | noun. satisfaction; forgiveness |
| eccentricity | noun. a deviation from an established pattern |
| blasphemy | noun. profanity, swearing |
| indecorous | adj. improper |
| malignant | adj. evil in nature |
| sullen | adj. gloomy |
| emaciated | adj. very thin in an unhealthy way |
| benevolent | adj. marked with kindness |
| callow | adj. immature |
| indignant | adj. angry |
| squalid | adj. dirty, filthy, wretched |
| truculent | adj. fighting, fierce |
| innocuous | adj. harmless |
| portentously | adv. pompously; very importantly |
| obliquity | noun. divergence, deviation |
| estrangement | noun. a detachment of a close friendship or association |
