| A | B |
|---|
| amiable | friendly; social |
| tyrannical | despotic; cruel; unjust |
| diminutive | little, small |
| malevolent | malicious; hateful; villlainous |
| eccentric | odd, strange |
| subtle | indirect |
| sullen | moody; morose; irritable; sour |
| solitary | sole; lone; single; only |
| furtive | secretive; sly |
| genial | friendly; pleasant; cheerful; agreeable |
| stealthy | secret; furtive; sly |
| adamant | firm; resolute; unbending |
| infallible | not capable of making a mistake |
| tentative | indefinite; conditional; provisional |
| indignant | rightously angry; irate; offended |
| vapid | flat; dull; lifeless |
| impudent | rude; disrespectful; impertinent; flippant |
| nebulous | vague; obscure; indistinct |
| dispersed | scattered |
| refrain | to hold back |
| prejudice | intolerance; bias |
| dictum | declaration; assertion; pronouncement |
| assuage | soothe; lessen pain or worry |
| taciturn | silent; quiet; closed-mouthed |
| indigenous | inherent; inborn; native |
| literate | scholarly; lettered |
| illicit | illegal; unlawful |
| compelled | obliged; impelled |
| sojourn | visit; vacation; stopover |
| dispensation | distribution |
| onslaught | a fierce attack |
