| A | B |
|---|
| apt | suitable, fitting, likely. |
| awry | in a turned or twisted position or direction. |
| bludgeon | a short club used as a weapon; to strike with a heavy club. |
| capitulate | to end resistance, give up, surrender. |
| chafe | to wear sore by rubbing; annoy. |
| defile | to make unclean or dirty. |
| dire | dreadful, causing fear or suffering. |
| disarming | charming, tending to get rid of unfriendliness or suspicion. |
| disgruntled | in bad humor, discontented, annoyed. |
| encroach | to advance beyond the usual or proper limits. |
| endow | to furnish, provide with funds. |
| fend | to ward off, resist, manage, get along. |
| impunity | freedom from punishment. |
| mien | air, manner; appearance; expression. |
| penal | having to do with punishment. |
| pertinent | related to the matter at hand, to the point. |
| predominant | the greatest in strength or power. |
| prodigy | something wonderful; something monstrous or abnormal; an unusual feat. |
| recluse | a person who leads a life shut up or withdrawn from the world. |
| renown | fame, glory. |
