| A | B |
|---|
| notable | well-known; famous; widely known |
| tactic | a method; a means to reach a goal |
| recede | to move back or away from a particular point or limit |
| reciprocate | to do in return; pay back |
| refute | to prove wrong or false |
| retain | to hold on to; to keep |
| adapt | to adjust to a situation |
| revert | to go back; to return to a previous habit or condition |
| ritual | a ceremony; actions done regularly in a set manner |
| elaborate | detailed; done with great attention to details; complicated |
| emerge | to come out; to rise up or come forth |
| exotic | foreign; from a different part of the world; strange or different in an appealing way |
| dismay | to discourage; make fearful or uneasy |
| frugal | thrifty; avoiding unnecessary expenses |
| impulsive | acting without planning; tending to act on sudden urges; not in the habit of planning ahead |
| indifferent | unconcerned with; having no real interest |
| indulgent | giving; giving in to someone's desires, often too much so |
| liberal | generous; large in amount or quantity |
| mediocre | ordinary; average; neither very bad nor very good |
| gesture | gesture; something said or done to show intention or attitude |
| affirm | to state; to indicate to be true; state with certainty |
| alleged | assumed; supposed to be true or real, but not proved |
| allude | to hint at; to refer indirectly |
| coerce | to force; compel |
| elite | best; being or intended for the best or most privileged; superior |
| essence | the main part; a fundamental characteristic or the most important quality of something; the heart of the matter |
| immunity | freedom; freedom from something unpleasant or something required of others |
| impair | to harm; to damage; weaken |
| query | to ask; to question |
| sadistic | cruel; taking pleasure from being cruel |
| plausible | believable; appearing truthful or reasonable |
| provoke | to anger; to stir up anger or resentment |
| recur | to happen again; to occur again; happen repeatedly |
| reprimand | a scolding; a formal criticism |
| revoke | to cancel; to take away |
| ridicule | to make fun of; mock |
| shrewd | smart; clever; tricky |
| skeptical | doubtful; questioning |
| stereotype | an oversimplified image; a commonly accepted image that is oversimplified, with not individuality taken into account |
| exile | separation from one's native country through force or choice |
