| A | B |
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| allure | (v.) to entice, tempt; to be attractive to; (n.) a strong attraction; the power to attract |
| askew | (adj., adv.) twisted to one side, crooked |
| contentious | (adj.) quarrelsome, inclined to argue |
| crestfallen | (adj.) discouraged, dejected, downcast |
| disheveled | (adj.) rumpled, mussed; hanging in disorder |
| garrulous | (adj.) given to much talking, tediously chatty |
| lamentable | (adj.) to be regretted or pitied |
| profess | (v.) to affirm openly; to state belief in; to claim, pretend |
| retribution | (n.) a repayment; a deserved punishment |
| vanguard | (n.) the foremost part of an army; the leading position in any field |
