| A | B |
|---|
| replete | fully or abundantly provided or filled |
| craftiness | skilled, cleverness |
| wily | full of wiles (a trick or a stratagem intended to ensnare or deceive); crafty |
| unfounded | lacking a sound basis; groundless, unsupported |
| subsequently | following in time, order, or place |
| unprecendented | having no precedent (previous example); novel |
| scapegoat | one who bears the blame for others |
| entreat | to plead with, esp in order to persuade |
| pretext | a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs |
| buttress | something that supports or strengthens |
| trump | a card of a suit any of whose cards will win over a card that is not of this suit |
| gauge | estimate, judge |
| deplorable | deserving censure or contempt |
| impious | not pious, lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) |
| salvation | deliverance from danger or difficulty |
| ensure | to take place afterward or as a result |
| implication | the act of implying, the state of being implied (indicate by inference, association, or necessary consequence rather than by direct statement) |
| callow | lacking adult maturity or experience |
| wields | to exert one's authority |
| maelstrom | a powerful, often violent whirlpool sucking in objects within a given radius |
| levy | to impose or collect by legal authority |
| eternal | having infinite duration; everlasting |
| verity | the quality or state of being true or real, esp a fundamental and inevitably true value |
| ponder | to think or consider, esp quietly, soberly, adn deeply |
| repercussion | a widespread, indirect, or unforeseen effect of an act, action, or event |
| pensive | musingly or dreamily thoughtful |
| synchronous | happening, existing, or arising at precisely the same time |
| concomitant | occuring or existing at the same time |
| manifestation | the act, process, or instance of manifesting (readily perceived by the senses, esp by sight) |
| frolicsome | full of gaiety; playful |
