| A | B |
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| abridge | v. to shorten the number of words; to condense |
| emendation | n. a correction; a change in a written text |
| finality | n. the quality or condition of being complete or settled; conclusiveness |
| garrulous | adj. talking too much, especially about unimportant things |
| impromptu | adj. without previous thought or preparation; spontaneous |
| invoke | v. to call upon a higher power for assistance; to ask or appel for; to call forth |
| lucrative | adj. profitable; producing money or wealth |
| shrew | n. a mouselike animal that eats insects; a bad-tempered, nagging woman |
| supercilious | adj. showing scorn and haughtiness; disdainful; aloof or conceited |
| verbose | adj. wordy; using or containing more words than necessry |
