| A | B |
|---|
| altercation | angry dispute |
| Shadrach | in the Bible |
| rotogravure | printing process in which an image is produced on a copper surface |
| change of venue | to change the place of a trial |
| connivance | underhanded scheming by two or more persons |
| corroborating | supporting |
| mollify | appeased |
| acrimonious | caustic |
| excathedram | with authority |
| temerity | excessive or reckless boldness; rashness |
| cynical | believing that people are motivated by selfishness |
| impudent | insolent |
| unmitigated | to make severe |
| amanuenses | one employed to take dictation or copy a manuscript; secretary |
| lavations | washing or cleaning oneself |
| chiffarobe | a regional or local term for a piece of furniture that holds clothing |
| succinct | written or spoken in a few words |
| acquiescence | acceptance |
| uncouth | lacking polish |
| turbulent | commotion |
| smugly | very self-satisfied |
| ambidextrous | unusually skillful |
| exodus | mass departure |
| benignly | of a gentle disposition |
| discreet | careful conduct or speech with regard to ones privacy |
| tacit | silently understood or unspoken |
| expunge | get rid of |
| collective | group of objects |
| contraband | smuggled goods |
| aridity | dryness |
| feral | savage |
| furtive | secret |
| charlotte | desert made of fruit gelatin |
| impertinence | rudeness |
| adamant | unyielding |
| sordid | vile |
| body | body language |
| purloined | stolen |
| largo | slow and steady |
| perforated | pierced |
| spurious | not genuine |
| irascible | irritable |
| squalid | dirty |
| heathen | one who doesnt believe in the God of the Bible |
| demise | death |
| recluse | hermit; voluntarily staying away from others |
| turmoil | conditions of confused agitation or commotion |
| blandly | uninteresting |
| elude | to avoid or escape as by dexterity or trickery; evade |
| ralingrattling or bubbling cough | indication a disease of the lungs or bronchi |
