| A | B |
|---|
| abdicate | to give up a high office; to neglect a duty |
| amenable | willing to cooperate or agree |
| attribute | quality or characteristic that someone or something has |
| attribute | to think that something is the result of something or someone else |
| bastion | projecting part of a castle for protection; anything seen as protecting something |
| caprice | sudden and impulsive or unpredictable change of mind |
| cavil | objection for no good reason |
| cavil | to make unreasonable complaints, especially about things that are not important |
| crotchet | whim, or odd idea |
| crotchety | bad tempered, easily annoyed |
| dissension | arguments and disagreement |
| dissent | to disagree |
| duplicitous | deceitful, deceptive, dishonest, or misleading |
| exodus | departure of a large number of people |
| fawn | to praise someone too much in order to get a positive reaction |
| foible | strange habit that is seen as harmless and unimportant; a weakness |
| foment | to cause trouble to develop |
| forgo | to go without something desirable |
| guile | clever but sometimes dishonest behavior that you use to deceive someone |
| guileless | honest, not able to deceive, free from guile |
| harridan | unpleasant, especially older woman, who shouts a lot |
| implacable | having strong opinions which are impossible to change |
| impute | to accuse, to blame |
| incursion | sudden invasion or attack |
| jaded | lacking interest because something has been experienced too many times |
| lambaste | to criticize strongly |
| largess | generosity, willingness to give money |
| lassitude | tiredness, weariness, apathy |
| mountebank | deceiver, fake healer |
| obdurate | stubbornly persistent |
| onslaught | overwhelming assault or force |
| pedantic | caring too much about unimportant rules or details |
| pelt | skin of an animal with fur |
| pelt | to throw things at somebody or something |
| pliant | bending easily; adaptable |
| querulousness | complaining, whining |
| rend | to tear or break something violently |
| rent | torn |
| resolute | determined |
| resolution | determination |
| riven | violently divided, torn apart |
| sate | having had more of something than you can easily have at one time |
| sated | fed beyond capacity |
| understated | exhibiting restrained good taste |
| zest | great enthusiasm and energy; citrus peel used as flavoring |
