| A | B |
| vulnerable | (adj)defenseless; unprotected; weak |
| supercilious | (adj) arrogant |
| fractiousness | (n) irritability; being quarrelsome, out of sorts |
| incredulously | (adv) in disbelief; doubtfully |
| languid | (adj) unenergetic; lethargic; unhurried |
| extemporize | (v) improvise |
| peremptory | (adj) imperative; conclusive |
| intimation | (n) hint |
| anemic | (adj) weak; feeble |
| hauteur (haughty = adj) | (n) arrogance; conceit |
| prodigality | (n) extravagance; waste |
| staid | (adj) settled; sober; sedate |
| corpulent | (adj) plump; chubby |
| obstetrical | (adj) concerning women's health or childbirth |
| subterfuge | (n) trick or scheme for getting out of something unpleasant |