| A | B |
|---|
| Probity | integrity |
| augur | prophet |
| coerce | to force someone to do something |
| auspicious | favorable |
| founder | fail |
| heresy | belief strongly opposed to others |
| laud | to praise |
| languish | to become weak or depressed |
| penchant | strong taste or like for something |
| cursory | hasty or superficial |
| criterion | standard |
| vicarious | expierenced or suffered by something else |
| attrition | weakening |
| recalcitrant | stubbornly defiant of authority |
| elicit | to bring out |
| prodigal | reckless wastful |
| supercilious | haughty proud |
| vis a vis | compared with |
| espouse | to advocate |
| assidous | persistant |
| Generis | unique |
| Status Quo | current state of affairs |
| Sine Qua non | something essential |
| fractious | unruly |
| morose | sullen |
| stymie | to hinder |
| A propos | to the point |
| Carte Blanhe | power to do whatever one wants |
| Ad Hoc | For this purpose |
| De Rigeur | obligatory |
| Fait Accompli | something done that cannot be undone |
| Faux pas | embarassing social step |
