| A | B |
|---|
| ameliorate | improve; to make better |
| gainsay | contradict; to speak or act against; deny/dispute |
| platitude | common place; flat or dull of quality; trite remark |
| wane | grow dim or faint; lose power/prosperity |
| raffish | tawdry; vulgar; low |
| lionize | treat as a celebrity/very important |
| impious | cannot be appeased or pacifies; relentless |
| heed | pay attention |
| criterion | standard way |
| trite | no longer having originality; used to much |
| abhor | detest; to shrink form in disgust or hatred |
| eradicate | wipe out; destroy/get rid of |
| cupidity | strong desire for wealth; greed |
| idolatry | warship of idols |
| jocular | joking, humorous, full of fun |
| merriment | gaiety and fun |
| vex | distress, afflict, or plague |
| fissure | a long, narrow, deep cleft of crack |
| nexus | a connected group |
| paean | a song or joy, triumph, praise |
