| A | B |
| didactic | intended for instruction |
| subtle | so slight as to be difficult to detect |
| context | the setting or text in which an event or word occurs |
| calamitous | disastrous |
| compulsion | the impulse to perform an act |
| propounded | to put forth for consideration |
| posits | to suggest; to put forth for consideration |
| divests | to be free of or to deprive of |
| mordant | biting, caustic (corrosive) |
| insurmountable | incapable of overcoming |
| manifestly | evident, obvious |
| abominations | acts of wickedness |
| abyss | bottomless pit |
| animosity | dislike |
| base | morally low; sleazy |
| beguile | tease |
| deposition | formal statement |
| fraudulence | dishonesty |
| grievances | complaints of injustice |
| incredulous | disbelieving |
| paragon | model of excellence |
| perjury | deceit |
| prosperity | success |
| purged | cleansed |
| rapport | (having) relationship (of trust) |
| trepidation | fear and anxiety |