| A | B |
|---|
| disparity | inequality; difference;unlikeness |
| renounced | to give up; to abandon; to cast off something; to disown; torepudiate |
| officious | too ready to please, praise, or obey; meddlesome; offering unwanted or unneeded avice or comments |
| scathing | harsh or caustic; extremely severe or bitter |
| facetious | joking; said in fun; ment to be amusing |
| empirical | based on experiment and observation; based entirely on practical experience rather than theory |
| differentiate | to make or become different; to tell the difference between; to note differences |
| treatise | a formal, written discussion of a subject |
| quiescence | inactivity; quietness, stillness |
| testimonial | a recommendation of a person or product; a tribute to a person's accomplishments |
