| A | B |
|---|
| epicurean | hedonistic, sybaritic; discriminating |
| obeisance | respect, deference, homage; a bow |
| presage | to augur, portend, foretell |
| progeny | children, issue, posterity, offspring |
| promulgate | to proclaim, announce; to issue |
| subsist | to blast, persist; to survive; to sustain |
| pittance | a modicum, trifle, "peanuts" |
| improvident | prodigal, spendthrift, extravagant |
| seraphic | angelic, cherubic, heavenly, celestial |
| dissidence | disagreement, dissent, disaffection |
| nascent | budding, incipient, embryonic |
| aperture | an opening, gap, orifice, hole |
| restive | restless, uneasy, fidgety; recalcitrant |
| panegyric | a tribute, encomium, testimonial |
| rectitude | probity, integrity; correctness |
| iniquity | wickedness, evil; a crime, sin |
| pillory | to expose to public abuse or ridicule |
| mutable | changeable, variable, fickle |
| amenity | pleasantness, social conventions |
| inviolable | sacred, sacrosanct, unassailable |
