| A | B |
|---|
| cynically | sarcastic, doubting the sincerity of people's actions |
| raucous | loud, harsh sounding |
| insolently | rude and disrespectful |
| incredulously | showing doubt or disbelief |
| facades | outward appearance that is false or misleading |
| rapacious | predatory |
| compulsion | a repeated impulse to do something that a person is unable to resist |
| anthem | a religious choral song based on words from the bible |
| Soporific | sleepy drowsy dull |
| despicable | deserving to be hated |
| gibberish | meaningless talk or chatter |
| benign | harmless |
| minions | servants, subordinate officials |
| epicurean | relating to the pleasures of eating or drinking |
| decadent | marked by decay or decline |
| cognizant | perceptive or knowledeable |
| simian | apelike in appearance |
| amiably | pleasantly friendly |
| fakir | and Indian holyman |
| talisman | charm usually containing magical powers |
| maligned | to say damaging or unfair things |
| dubiously | doubtfully, skeptically |
| credulity | to believe too readily without proof |
| avaricious | greedy |
| furtively | slyly, sneakily |
| apathetically | indifferently, without emotion |
| retribution | deserved punishment |
| connoisseur | an expert, one who is knowledeable about all aspects |
| immolation | sacrifice |
| impunity | without being punished |
| fervent | great intensity of feeling |
| emanated | to emit or send forth |
| aesthetice | keenly aware of and loving what is beautiful |
| tribunal | a court of justice |
| aspire | to desire a lofty object |
| boon | a favor |
| concourse | act or process of coming together and merging |
| deputation | a group appointed to re[resent |
| precipitancy | exhibiting violent or unwise speed |
| amentities | anything that adds to ones comfort |
| lacerated | to tear jaggedly, mangle |
| debacle | an overwhelming defeat or rout |
| venerable | worthy of respect or reverance |
