| A | B |
|---|
| Adapt | to adjust or change to suit conditions |
| Attest | to bear witness, give proof, to affirm to be true or genuine |
| Commotion | disorder caused by moving about, disturbance, tumult |
| Degrade | to reduce, lower in quality, rank, or dignity; to humiliate |
| Dovetail | to fit together exactly; to connect so as to form a whole |
| Falter | to hesitate, stumble, lose courage; to speak hesitantly |
| Foreboding | warning or feeling that something bad will happen |
| Haughty | proud and scornful |
| Impediment | physical defect, hindrance, obstacle |
| Imperative | necessary, urgent; command; necessary or required |
| Loiter | to linger in an aimless way, “hang out” |
| Malinger | to pretend illness to avoid duty or work |
| Offhand | informal, without thought or preparation beforehand |
| Pithy | full of meaning, short but clear and effective |
| Simper | to smile or speak in a silly, forced way; silly forced smile |
| Steadfast | firmly fixed; constant, not moving or changing |
| Unfounded | baseless, without good reason |
| Vaunted | much boasted about in a vain or swaggering way |
| Waif | person (usually a child) without a home or friend; stray |
| Wry | twisted, turned to one side; cleverly and often harshly humorous |
