| A | B |
|---|
| resentment | persistent ill will at a perceived wrong |
| vindictive | wanting revenge |
| vendetta | prolonged feud |
| vengeance | punishment in retaliation |
| retaliate | to take revenge |
| enmity | hatred |
| aversion | strong dislike |
| provoke | to anger; to cause to come into being |
| instigate | to urge forward |
| vilify | to make abusive statements about someone; to insult bitterly |
| obliterate | to destroy completely |
| stymie | to block an effort |
| mortify | to humiliate severely |
| subjugate | to conquer |
| suppress | to stop; put an end to activities |
| raze | to demolish |
| rout | a disasterous defeat |
| usurp | seize without a right |
| supplant | to replace by force |
| plunder | to take something by force |
| pillage | to plunder |
| exploit | a heroic feat; to take advantage of |
| manipulate | to manage deceitfully for personal advantage |
| covert | secret |
| undermine | to weaken |
| subvert | to cause the covert ruin of something |
| duplicity | deliberate deception |
| surreptitious | secret; furtive |
| upshot | final result |
| serene | calm |
| reconcile | to restore to harmony |
| renown | fame |
| prominent | important;standing out |
| prestige | highly regarded |
| virtue | moral excellence |
| modest | humble |
| humble | not proud or haughty |
| prudent | careful; having foresight |
| integrity | honesty |
| propriety | standard of proper behavior |
| scrupulous | having high moral standards |
| meticulous | extreme attention to detail |
| sycophant | one who sucks up to others |
| pious | deeply religous |
| theology | the study of religous topics |
