| A | B |
|---|
| meek | showing patience and humility; submissive, passive |
| conviction | a strong opinion or belief |
| chafe | to make or become worn or sore by rubbing |
| spirited | marked by animation, vigor, or courage |
| diffident | lacking self-confidence; timid |
| plaintive | expressing sorrow; mournful or melancholy |
| enunciate | to pronounce, especially with clarity; articulate |
| annuated | old |
| discernible | able to be detected or perceived with the eyes or intellect |
| keen | having a sharp edge or point |
| abate | to reduce in amount, degree or intensity; lessen |
| latent | present or potential, but not evident or active |
| reproach | to express disapproval or criticism; blame, rebuke |
| berate | to scold angrily and at length |
