| A | B |
| ineptly | adv. incompletely; awkardly; clumsily |
| vile | adj. evil; foul; repulsive; degrading |
| immaculate | adj. unblemished; flawless; pure |
| guile | n. cunning; deceit; slyness |
| contemplation | n. the act of thinking about something long and seriously |
| unperturbed | adj. undisturbed; calm |
| conciliatory | adj. trying to gain the good will of another by friendly acts |
| reprieve | n. official postponement of the carrying out of a sentence |
| retaliation | n. the act of repaying an injury or wrong by committing the same, or a similar act |
| adamant | adj. completely firm and unyielding |
| indictment | n. a formal legal accusation, charging the commission or omission of an act which is punishable by law |