| A | B |
| incoherent | adj; impossible to explain or understand |
| provocation | n.; something that stirs up anger or excitement |
| plebeian | n.; one of the common people of ancient Rome; a vulgar person; adj. common; vulgar; crude |
| incredulous | adj.; showing disbelief or doubt; skeptical; disbelieving |
| query | n.; a question; to inquire into |
| exonerate | v.; to excuse or clear completely of a charge or accusation; to prove blameless |
| secular | adj.; worldly or temporal rather than religious or sacred; not belonging to a religious order |
| expedite | v.; to make easier or quicker; to hasten |
| shibboleth | n.; any use of language, habit, or custom that distinguishes a class; a password; a distinctive slogan used by members of a group |
| forgo | v.; to refrain or abstain from; to go without |
| supplication | n.; the act of asking humbly and earnestly; a prayer; a petition; an entreaty |
| resillient | adj; easily springing back to original form; flexible; recovering quickly; buoyant |
| factious | adj.; causing disunity, dissension, or disputes; quarrelsome |
| autocrat | n.; a ruler with unlimited power; a dictator; a domineering person |
| archives | n.; a place where public records or historical documents are kept; the rcords or documents kept in such a place; v.; to keep or store such records |
| frustrate | v.; to prevent from paccomplishing; to cause feelings of discouragement |
| adamant | adj.; unbreakable due to hardness; unrelenting; unyielding |
| procrastinate | v.; to put off until later; to delay without a good reason |
| antagonize | v.; to make an enemy of; to oppose or counteract |
| preemptory | adj.; arrogant; allowing no denial or refusal; absolute |