| A | B |
| acrimonious | stinging, bitter in temper, biting |
| bocine | stolid, dull, slow |
| consternation | dismay, confusion, shock, amazement |
| corpulent | fat, obese, stout |
| disavow | disown, disclaim, retract, abjure |
| dispassionate | unbiased, disinterested, cool |
| dissension | strife, discord, contention |
| dissipate | disperse, strew, diffuse, waste |
| expurgate | purge, censor, bowdlerize |
| gauntlet | dare, provocatiton, trial, punishment |
| hypothetical | assumed, supposed, conditional |
| ignoble | inferior, unworthy, dishonorable |
| impugn | challenge, deny, dispute, query |
| intemperate | excessive, extreme, unrestrained |
| odium | abhorrence, opprobrium, shame |
| perfidy | fithlessness, betrayal, treason |
| relegate | transfer, consign, demote |
| squeamish | nauseated, queasy, upset |
| subservient | secondary, servile, obsequious |
| susceptible | vulnerable, receptive, impressionable |
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