| A | B |
|---|
| boorish | rude and unrefined |
| boycott | to refuse to buy, use, or deal with as a way to protest or force acceptance of some form of behavior; an instance of such treatment |
| brash | overly bold, hasty, and thoughtless |
| bravado | a boastful or swaggering show of false bravery; false courage in general |
| brusque | overly short of abrupt |
| complacent | overly self-satisfied, smug |
| concise | saying a lot in a few words |
| condone | to overlook or disregard an offense thereby implying forgiveness, acceptance, or possibly approval of it |
| confrontation | a face-to-face encounter, usually but not always suggesting a hostile of defiant attitude |
| conjecture | a conclusion based on inadequate evidence, a guess; to conclude |
| flaunt | to show off in a conspicious or offensive way |
| flout | to treat openly with scorn or comtempt |
| fluctuate | to change continually from one position to another |
| foible | a minor, often amusing fault or weakness in character |
| forestall | to secure to advantage of or prevent a loss by previous action |
| gruesome | causing great shock, horror, or repugnance |
| gullible | easily cheated or deceived |
| haggard | worn or exhausted from anxiety, disease, hunger, or fatigue |
| harangue | a long, emotional public address designed to arouse strong feelings or spur the audience to action, a similar piece of writing; to deliver a harangue |
| harbinger | a forerunner; to herald the approach of |
