| A | B |
|---|
| ignominy | public shame and disgrace; dishonor |
| blasphemy | abuse or contempt for God or sacred things |
| perpetrator | one who commits a crime |
| contravene | oppose; contradict |
| edict | decree or law proclaimed by a king |
| flout | treat with contempt or scorn |
| impunity | freedom from punishment |
| prerogative | right or privilege that no one else has |
| presumption | unplesant boldness; assumption |
| immutable | unchangeable |
| infallible | freedom from error |
| connive | cooperate secretly |
| dower | a widow's shar of her dead husband's property |
| expiation | a means of making amends for wrongdiong |
| homage | dutiful respect; loyalty |
| transgressed | to have broken a law |
| sacrilege | intentional injury to something religious |
| acolyte | attendant or assistant |
| prudence | good judgement |
| insatiable | cannot be satisfied |
