| A | B |
|---|
| alleged | stated positively but without proof |
| chattel | movvable piece of personal property |
| expunge | to erase completely |
| corroborate | to support, to make more certain |
| circumstantial | referring to indirect evidence or accompanying events that lead someone to believe that something actually happened |
| eccentric | acting in a way that is unusual, peculiar or out of the ordinary |
| hypocrisy | claiming to hold beliefs or virtues that one really doesn't possess |
| predilection | a preconceived liking or preference for something |
| caste | rigid distinction based on birth, race, wealth, etc. |
| cantankerous | hard to get along with; ill-natured; quarrelsome |
| civil | polite in a merely formal way; refraining from rudeness |
| edification | moral or spiritual instruction or improvement |
| mortification | shame;humiliation |
| deportment | the way a person acts or behaves |
| condescend | to do something one feels is beneath one's dignity; to treat people in a patronizing or superior way |
| acrimonious | bitter and irritating in temper, manner or speech |
| fractious | inclined to cause trouble; cranky; peevish |
| contemptuous | scornful; showing an attitude that something is worthless or beneath notice |
| apoplectic | on the verge of losing the power to move or speak, as if from a stroke |
| mollify | to soften in temper; calm; pacify |
| palliate | to make something appear less serious; excuse |
