| A | B |
|---|
| arcane | difficult or impossible to understand; requiring secret knowledge to be understood SYN: mysterious, esoteric |
| artifact | an object that has archaeological cultural significance SYN: relic, remnant |
| atone | to make reparation for a sin or mistake SYN: repent, expiate |
| callow | young or immature, lacking the experience of life that comes with adulthood SYN: naive, green |
| clamor | to demand something noisily, desperately, or persistently SYN: bellow, screech |
| forboding | a feeling that something bad is going to happen SYN: apprehension, ominous |
| hack | to cut something using repeated blows; one who forfeits professional integrity for monetary gain SYN: slash, hew |
| impede | to interfere with the movement, progress, or development or something or somebody SYN: obstruct, hinder |
| indubitable | obvious or definitely true, and not to be doubted SYN: unquestionable, certain |
| philanthropist | one who tries to do good for mankind; lover or mankind SYN: patron, humanitarian |
| precursor | something or somebody that comes before and leads to the development or another person or thing SYN: forerunner, predecessor |
| relish | to enjoy or take great pleasure in an experience SYN: delight in, savor |
| rhetoric | speech or writing that communicates its point persuasively, inflated language SYN: bombastic, verbosity |
| tepid | moderately warm; lacking in passion, force, or animation SYN: lukewarm, halfhearted |
| vehement | forcefully expressing emotion or conviction SYN: fervent, enthusiastic |
