| A | B |
|---|
| integrity | Steadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code. |
| corroboration | To strengthen or support with other evidence; make more certain. |
| alien | Belonging to, characteristic of, or constituting another and very different place, society, or person; strange. |
| compassion | Deep awareness of the suffering of another coupled with the wish to relieve it. |
| benign | Having little or no detrimental effect; harmless: |
| obstreperous | Noisily and stubbornly defiant |
| diminutive | Extremely small in size; tiny. |
| dispensation | An exemption or release from an obligation or rule, granted by or as if by an authority |
| eccentric | strange |
| optimism | A tendency to expect the best possible outcome or dwell on the most hopeful aspects of a situation: |
| tyrannical | Of or relating to a tyrant or tyranny: |
| temerity | Foolhardy disregard of danger; recklessness |
| cynical | Believing or showing the belief that people are motivated chiefly by base or selfish concerns; |
| subtlety | Something that is sly, crafty, or delusive |
| sentimentality | A sentimental idea or an expression of it. |
| contemptuous | Manifesting or feeling contempt; scornful |
| melancholy | Sadness or depression of the spirits; gloom: |
| asinine | Utterly stupid or silly: |
| prerogative | An exclusive right or privilege held by a person or group, especially a hereditary or official right. |
| cantankerous | Ill-tempered and quarrelsome; disagreeable: |
| acquiescence | Passive assent or agreement without protest |
| stolid | Having or revealing little emotion or sensibility; impassive: |
| venerable | Commanding respect by virtue of age, dignity, character, or position. |
| mollify | To calm in temper or feeling; soothe. |
| haughty | Scornfully and condescendingly proud. |
| acrimonious | Bitter and sharp in language or tone; rancorous: |
| vehement | intense |
| adamant | Impervious to pleas, appeals, or reason; stubbornly unyielding. |
| garish | Marked by strident color or excessive ornamentation; gaudy |
| sullen | Showing a brooding ill humor or silent resentment; morose or sulky. |
| stealthily | Marked by or acting with quiet, caution, and secrecy intended to avoid notice |
| palliation | To make (an offense or crime) seem less serious; extenuate |
| tacit | Not spoken: |
| vapid | Lacking liveliness, animation, or interest; dull: |
| austere | Severe or stern in disposition or appearance; somber and grave: |
| oblique | Having a slanting or sloping direction, course, or position; inclined. |
| perpetrate | To be responsible for; commit: |
| umbrage | Offense; resentment: |
| altercation | noisy quarrel |
| irascible | Prone to outbursts of temper; easily angered |
| wry | Dryly humorous, often with a touch of irony |
| ingenuous | Lacking in cunning, guile, or worldliness; artless. |
| inordinate | Exceeding reasonable limits; immoderate |
| foray | A sudden raid or military advance |
| guileless | naive |
| taciturn | Habitually untalkative. |
| malevolent | Having or exhibiting ill will; wishing harm to others; malicious |
| propensity | An innate inclination; a tendency. |
| contentious | An innate inclination; a tendency. |
| predilection | A partiality or disposition in favor of something; a preference. |
