| A | B |
| Demeanor | way one behaves and bears oneself |
| Genial | pleasant, cheerful, friendly, cordial |
| Odious | causing hate, disgust, or repungnance |
| Abject | utterly miserable, hopeless, humiliating |
| Slander | act or crime, statement aobut another person that is damaging |
| Scanty | scarely sufficient in extent or size |
| Latent | present and actually, but not obvious developed or brought out, hidden |
| Replete | filled to satisfaction |
| Inexorable | something that does not change |
| Shrouded | cloth or garment used to wrap a dead body or burial |
| Opaque | energy, especially light/hard to understand or explain |
| Preposterous | reason, or common sense |
| Fluctuated | to shift back and forth uncertainly |
| Reclamation | act or process of reclaiming |
| Feeble | markedly lacking in strength, weakness |
| Condescension | patronizing attitude or behavior |
| Capacious | containing or capable of containing a great deal |
| Corroborated | to support with evidence or authority, make more certain |
| Aspirations | a strong desire to achieve something high or great |
| Surplus | amount or quantity over and above what is used |