| A | B |
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| abdicate | to give up a high office formally or officially; to fail to perform a duty SYN: renounce, relinquish |
| brazen | showing or expressing boldness and complete lack of shame SYN: brash, blatant |
| decorum | dignity or good taste that is appropriate to a specific occasion SYN; modesty, respectability |
| deference | putting another's interests first; submission to the judgement or wishes of another SYN: admiration, regard |
| drone | to make low humming sound; talk in a boring voice SYN: murmur, buzz |
| enunciate | to pronounce something distinctly or clearly SYN: articulate, express |
| girth | the distance around somethng cylindrical such as a tree or a waist SYN: circumference, limits |
| grandiose | impressive and magnificent; excessively complicated SYN: ostentatious, flamboyant |
| inception | the beginning of something SYN: commencement, start |
| obtuse | slow to understand something; not sharp or pointed SYN: dull-witted, simple-minded |
| parable | a short story intended to illustrate a moral or religious lesson SYN: allegory, fable |
| rant | to speak in a loud and aggressive way; a loud and aggressive speech SYN: rage, tirade |
| savant | a wise or scholarly person SYN: intelligent, astute |
| syllabus | a summary or list of the main topics of a course of study SYN: outline, program |
| troupe | a group of traveling performer (actors, singers) SYN: company, cast |
