| A | B |
|---|
| bellicose | warlike; inclined to fighting |
| purloin | to steal |
| banal | commonplace; trite; stale from overuse |
| lampoon | strongly satirical writing; to ridicule or satirize |
| nefarious | very wicked; infamous; having a bad reputation |
| pseudonym | a fictitious name assumed by an author; a pen name |
| finesse | a delicate skill; subtlety; to bring about w. skill |
| lugubrious | sad or mournful, often to an exaggerated degree; doleful |
| nemesis | an avenger; an unbeatable rival |
| glibly | easily spoken; speaking too smoothly to be sincere |
