| A | B |
|---|
| alleged | accused but not proved guilty; suspected |
| asinine | stupid; inane; lacking good judgement |
| cursory | done rapidly; hasty, without attention to detail |
| defection | desertion, apostasy; conscious abandonment |
| delude | mislead; deceive; trick |
| diagnose | identify; investigate the cause of a condition |
| dramatic | highly effective; startling |
| expunge | strike or blot out; erase or obliterate |
| inestimable | too great to be estimated; immeasurable |
| inventory | quantity of goods on hand; stock, supply |
| victimize | make a victim of; defraud, swindle |
| vexatious | causing annoyance; troublesome |
| unprincipled | lacking moral principles; corrupt |
| scrupulous | having moral integrity; honorable |
| rudimentary | beginning, elementary |
| perplex | make uncertain; bewilder, puzzle |
| paucity | smallness of number; scarcity |
| overhaul | repair, restore, recondition |
| mandate | order, directive; command |
| lamentable | to be regretted; unfortunate |
