| A | B |
|---|
| schlock | shoddy; inferior |
| nemeses | antagonist; someone/something that inflicts vengeance |
| fervor | intense determination |
| rhetorical | verbal; speaking |
| lethal | deadly |
| precipitous | steep |
| apt | able; qualified; likely |
| ambiguity | doubtfulness; uncertainty |
| pre-emption | someone who takes over something first |
| banal | common, trite, dull |
| forgo | to do without or give up |
| cameo | brief appearance by well-known person |
| telegenic | looking good on TV |
| sacrility | highly valued |
| expository | informational; explanatory |
| conjunction | connects or goes together |
| paradigm | pattern or model |
| periphery | boundaries; perimeter |
| relativist | person who says the truth is relative to circumstances |
| rhetoric | the art of public speaking/writing effectively |
| burlesque | imitated in a humorous way |
| countenance | appearance of the face |
| exudes | to ooze out |
