| A | B |
|---|
| archaic | adj. Related or belonging to an earlier time. |
| carouse | v. To take part in wild, noisy merrymaking. |
| chicanery | n. Clever deception through the use of misleading or confusing words or acts. |
| contentious | adj. Causing or marked by argument or conflict. |
| dissemble | v. To conceal with an intent to deceive. |
| egregious | adj. Conspicuously bad; flagrant. |
| execrate | v. To utterly abhor; to denounce as detestable. |
| fealty | n. Faithfulness; allegiance. |
| microcosm | n. A small system that operates or develops like a larger system; a miniatue world. |
| paroxysm | n. A sudden, violent, and uncontrollable action or occurence. |
| pecuniary | adj. Having to do with money. |
| rectitude | n. High moral character. |
| stratagem | n. A clever scheme for gaining an end. |
| stultify | v. To render useless or ineffectual; to weaken. |
| vendetta | n. A blood feud; a prolonged and bitter feud. |
