| A | B |
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| propinquity | proximity, nearness; kinship, similarity |
| verbiage | verbosity, prolixity, diction, jargon |
| feckless | feeble, helpless, incompetent, ineffectual |
| verdant | green; artless, naive, immature |
| dissemble | to dissimulate, disguise, mask, feign |
| utopian | idealistic, visionary, pie-in-the-sky |
| credence | belief, credit, trust, confidence |
| primordial | original, primeval, primal, fundamental |
| distraught | agitated, frantic, distracted |
| unwonted | unusual, uncommon, unexpected, atypical |
| viscous | gummy, sticky, thick, gelatinous |
| articulate | to pronounce; to elucidate; eloquent |
| murky | dark, dim, obscure, cloudy, unclear |
| cavort | to cut capers, prance, gambol, romp |
| nefarious | wicked, iniquitous, reprehensible |
| derogatory | pejorative, disparaging |
| exhume | to disinter, unearth, uncover |
| decry | to condemn, denounce; to devalue |
| piquant | pungent, spicy, tangy, zestful |
| intractable | unruly, refractory, unmanageable |
| evince | to exhibit, evidence, manifest; to occasion |
| eulogy | a panegyric, encomioum, tribute, testimonial |
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