| A | B |
|---|
| ephemeral | transient; short duration |
| obverse | opposite; bottom narrower than top |
| vitriol | virulence of feeling |
| invective | relating to insult or abuse; vitriol |
| conscription | draft; compulsary enrollment as in the military |
| disparage | depreciate or degrade |
| decry | disparage or belittle |
| venerate | to honor or revere |
| legerdemain | display of skill; slight of hand |
| adroitness | clever; dexterous |
| ameliorate | improve; more tolerable |
| immutable | not capable; susceptible to change |
| protraction | to prolong or extend |
| conciliate | appease; reconcile; pacify |
| vilify | defame; slander |
| blandishment | allurement; coaxing |
| dogma | doctrine or code |
| assail | attack violently |
| laudation | act of praising; eulogy |
| equaniminity | balance;composure |
| belied | contradict |
