| A | B |
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| absolute | v. To clear guilt, to free from a promise or a reponsibililty. |
| adumbrate | v. !. To foreshadow in an indirect way. 2. To outline in a sketchy way; to partially disclose. |
| apothegm | n. A short, instructive saying. |
| aspersion | n. A defamatory expression; slander. |
| coadjutor | n. One who works with another, an assistant. |
| congenital | adj. Existing at or dating from birth; being an essential characteristic. |
| elan | n. A lively spirit with a distinctive style. |
| germane | adj. Pertinent and fitting. |
| hiatus | n. An interruption or gap in space, continuity, or time. |
| immure | v. To confine within or as if within walls; to imprison. |
| ineluctable | adj. Not to be avoided or changed; inevitable. |
| internecine | adj. 1. Marked by slaughter, mutually destructive. 2. Relating to conflict within a group. |
| invoke | v. 1. To appeal to earnestly. 2. To cite in justification. |
| prototype | n. A person or thing that serves as an example of its kind; an original. |
| quadrennial | adj. 1. Occuring every four years. 2. Lasting four years. |
