| A | B |
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| attest | v. To declare or be evidence of something as true, genuine, or accurate. |
| axiom | n. A statement or principle that requires no proof because its truth is obvious. |
| churlish | adj. Lacking good manners; rude, impolite. |
| concoct | v. To make up, prepare, or invent. |
| derivative | n. Something that grows out of or results from an earlier form or condition. adj. Based on what has gone before; lacking originality. |
| differentiate | v. 1. To see the difference; to distinguish. 2. To be or make different. |
| disparage | v. To criticize in a nagative, disrespectful manner. |
| dissipate | v. 1. To break up and spread out so thinly as to disappear; to scatter or be scattered. 2. To spend or use foolishly. |
| esoteric | adj. Not generally known or understood; familiar to only a relatively small number of people. |
| olfactory | adj. Relating to the sense of smell. |
| plethora | n. Too great a number; an excess. |
| refurbish | v. To make like new; to renovate |
| secrete | v. 1. To produce and give off. 2. To place so as to be hidden from view; to conceal. |
| vagary | n. (usually plural) A departure from the normal, expected course; a whim or unpredictable action. |
| volatile | adj. 1. Evaporating quickly. 2. Changing readily; explosive; unpredictable. |
