| A | B |
|---|
| savory | appetizing |
| dogmatic | strongly opinionated in an unwarranted manner |
| indigenous | native to a certain area |
| orthodox | conforming to established standards, conventional |
| heretical | contrary to church doctrine or accepted beliefs or standards |
| inert | unable to move or to act, sluggish |
| sectarian | a member of a sect that is a faction with extreme beliefs |
| innate | existing from birth, inborn |
| parochial | limited in range or scope, narrow, provincial |
| predilection | preference |
| ingratiate | to make an effort to gain good favor with someone |
| junta | a group of people who join in running a government (after a revolution) |
| autocrat | a person with unlimited influence and authority |
| paradoxical | something that appears false or contradictory but is actually correct |
| dissemble | to disguise, to pretend |
| propriety | correct conduct |
| quake | to shake from shock or instability |
| deference | courteous going along with the opinions or wishes of another |
| vindictive | revengeful, spiteful |
| abyss | bottomless hole, a vast expanse |
| corroboration | confirmation |
| formidable | menacing, causing fear or awe |
| trepidation | fear, trembling, agitation |
| hypocrite | one who is insincere or deceitful |
| partisan | one who exhibits extreme or possibly blind allegiance to a group or cause |
| prodigious | extraordinary in bulk, quantity, or degree, great in size, enormous |
| defamation | act of harming or ruining another’s reputation |
| bemused | to confuse or to bewilder |
| malign | to utter injuriously misleading reports about another |
| methodical | proceeding in a regular or systematic order |
| abrogate | to abolish, to do with |
| resurge | to rise again |
| wily | cunning, crafty |
| malevolence | ill will or evil intentions |
| exalt | to glorify, to praise, to raise in rank |
| prudent | wise and careful about practical matters |
| licentious | lacking moral or sexual restraint, wanton |
