| A | B |
| aloofness | removed or distant in interest or feeling |
| vindictiveness | inclined to seek revenge |
| emancipator | one who frees |
| nullification | to make of no value; void |
| oratory | the art of speaking in public |
| chagrin | a feeling of annoyance caused by failure or dissappointment |
| tumult | violent and disorderly commotion or disturbance |
| belligerently | a readiness to fight |
| dispel | to drive away |
| skepticism | an attitude of doubt or uncertainty |
| anguish | extreme pain or distress |
| secession | a formal withdrawal |
| inept | not suited, incompetent |
| quagmire | a complex or uncertain position |
| raucous | boisterous, disorderly |
| credence | acceptance as true or real |
| magnitude | greatness in size |
| reiterated | to say or do over again |
| staunch | steadfast in loyalty or principle |
| bigot | person attached to a belief or opinion and intolerant of the ideas and opinions of others |
| clemency | an act of leniency;merciful |
| conspiracy | to agree secretly to do an unlawful or wrong act |
| pandemonium | a wild uproar |
| tenacity | peristent; to hold fast |
| comeuppance | a deserved penalty |