| A | B |
|---|
| adage | a proverb |
| authenticate | to prove genuine |
| bigot | an intolerant person |
| bovine | like a cow or cat |
| cardiac | of the heart |
| clandestine | kept secret |
| contaminate | pollute |
| denigrate | defame;disparage;blacken |
| docile | tame;easy to handle |
| duress | compulsion by threat;coercion |
| erudite | learned;scholarly |
| ennui | boredom;weariness of spirit |
| exhume | dig up;disinter |
| fetid | having a foul odor;stinking |
| gawk | gape; stare stupidly |
| glib | fast-talking; fluent |
| iconoclastic | smashing popular beliefs |
| inane | senseless; silly; empty |
| indemnity | compensation for loss or damage |
| indigent | needy;poor;impoverish |
| innuendo | a slur; an indirect insult |
| jeopardized | to imperil; risk;endanger |
| maim | to cripple; injure physically |
| nonchalant | calm; unexcited; casual |
| nonplused | confused; perplexed; bewildered |
| noxious | harmful; injurious, pernicious |
| predatory | preying on others |
| prevaricate | to lie; tell a falsehood |
| rabid | raging; mad; furious |
| fiasco | exciting spectical |
