| A | B |
|---|
| contraband | smuggled goods |
| politic | wise in looking out for one's own interests; prudent; shrewd |
| inane | senseless; pointless; stupid |
| proxy | a person whois given the authority to act or stand in for another; written proof of such authority |
| bureaucracy | the collection of departments of appointed officials through which government is run; inflexible governmental procedures |
| arbitrary | based on one's own wishes; not fixed by rules; absolute, despotic |
| transient | lasting or used for a short time only; not permanent; fleeting; a person or thing that has no settled place |
| premeditated | planned or plotted; closely considered beforehand; deliberate |
| browbeat | to frighten with a stern manner of harsh words; to bully |
| scapegoat | a person or thing who takes the blame for the mistakes or crimes of others |
