| A | B |
|---|
| vehement | strongly emotional; fierce and passionate |
| inveigh | to attack strongly in words; to talk or write bitterly against |
| surmise | to draw a conclusion based on little or no information; to guess |
| demise | the end of existence; death |
| remit | to make less or weaker; to forgive or pardon |
| emblematic | standing for another thing |
| diabolical | of or like a devil; very wicked or cruel |
| hyperbole | an exaggeration for effect |
| episodic | happening in parts or segments |
| methodical | orderly and regular |
| synod | a council, especially of churches or church officials |
