| A | B |
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| acclamation | loud applause, approval, or welcome; a vote by voice, esp. an enthusiastic vote |
| ambient | surrounding; on all sides |
| asperity | roughness on harshness, as of surface, sound, or weather; sharpness of temper |
| cabal | a small group of persons joined in a secret, often, political, intrigue; junta; plot |
| coherent | sticking together, logically connected; consistent; clearly articulated; capable of logical intelligible speech or thought |
| collateral | side by side; parallel; parallel in time, rank, importance |
| congeal | to solidify or thicken by cooling or freezing; to thicken; jell |
| encomium | a formal expression of high praise; eulogy, panegyric |
| euphemism | the use of a word or phrase that is less expressive or direct but considered less distasteful or less offensive than another; |
| fecund | fruitful or fertile; productive; prolific |
| gainsay | to deny; to contradict; to speak or act against |
| innate | existing naturally rather than acquired; that seems to have been in one since birth; existing as an inherent attribute |
| insipid | without flavor; tasteless; not exciting; dull; lifeless |
| lenient | not harsh or severe in disciplining or judging; mild; merciful |
| mundane | of the world; worldy, as distinguished from heavenly or a spiritual; commonplace; everyday |
| nuance | a slight variation in tone or color or meaning; shade of difference |
| overweening | arrogant; excessively proud; exaggerated excessive |
| penchant | a strong liking or fondness; inclination taste |
| perspicacious | having keen judgement or understanding; acutely perceptive; having keen visions |
| plenary | full; complete; absolute; for attendance by all members |
