| A | B |
|---|
| chauvinism | fanatical patriotism; biased belief in the superiority of one's own group, sex, or nation |
| cosmopolitan | international; beyond national boundaries; having great worldly experience; sophisticated; at home anywhere |
| devoid | entirely without; empty; totally lacking |
| epitome | a person or thing typical of an entire class; an ideal example; a summary |
| inexorable | unalterable; relentless |
| moot | debatable; resolved and not worth further discussion or consideration |
| regimen | a particular form of government; a systematic procedure; a regulated system for improving health |
| repository | a center for storage; a place where things are put for safekeeping; a person to whom something is confided or entrusted |
| sagacity | keen, sound judgment; mental acuteness; shrewdness |
| tenuous | thin; not substantial; flimsy |
