| A | B |
|---|
| waive (v) | to dispense with; to relinquish; to postpone |
| perfidy (n) | treachery; betrayal of trust |
| repudiate (v) | to reject; to refuse to recognize, acknowledge or pay; to divorce or discard |
| scoff (v) | to mock or jeer at; to make fun of |
| precocious (adj) | having or showing much more ability or knowledge than is usual at such a young age; early or prematurely ripe or developed |
| marred (v) | injured; spoiled; damaged; disfigured |
| garbled (adj) | confused; mixed up |
| garrulous (adj) | talkative |
| vilify (v) | to defame; to slander; to cause a person to become vile |
| duplicity (n) | deceitfulness |
| intractable (adj) | hard to manage; not easily treated |
| copious (adj) | abundant |
| scrupulous (adj) | very honest and conscientious; careful about details; exact |
| expunge (v) | to erase; to remove completely |
| untenable (adj) | that which cannot be maintained or occupied incapable of being defended or held |
| circumspect (adj) | careful |
| ambivalence (n) | condition of having conflicting attitudes |
