| A | B |
|---|
| adjunct | something joined or added to a thing but not necessarily a part of it SYN: addition, attachment |
| belligerent | waging war, inclined to or exhibiting assertiveness SYN: aggressive, combative |
| censure | to blame or to condemn SYN: denounce, reprehend |
| compliance | a yielding, acquiescence SYN: submission |
| defile | to make dirty; to desecrate, to pollute SYN: contaminate |
| diligent | characterized by steady, attentive and energetic effort in a pursuit or study SYN: assiduous, industrious |
| flout | to treat with contempt SYN: scoff, jeer, gibe |
| galling | very irritating SYN: infuriating |
| heralded | announced or publicized SYN: proclaimed |
| incantation | a spell, written or recited formula of words designed for a particular effect SYN: charm |
| indigenous | native to a certain area SYN: native, original |
| parry | to deflect or to ward off a blow SYN: deflect |
| precipitate | to cause to speedily occur, to throw headlong SYN: hasten, trigger |
| pungent | sharp or irritating to the taste or smell, acrid SYN: acerbic, biting |
| ratify | to give formal approval SYN: endorse, sanction |
| sagacious | wise, shrewd, very discerning SYN: astute |
| slovenly | messy, untidy, careless SYN: disheveled |
| spiteful | full of malice; malevolent SYN: vengeful, cruel, rancorous |
| taper | to decrease in thickness or width SYN: diminish, reduce |
| nomadic | characterized by moving from place to place as nomads SYN: transient, roaming |
