| A | B |
|---|
| conjure | to call upon; to command |
| defamation | false or unjustifies injury of the good reputation of another; slander or libel |
| enrapture | to move to rapture; delight beyond measure |
| inquisition | an official investigation; harsh difficult questioning |
| licentious | going beyond customary or proper bounds or limits; disregarding rules |
| trepidation | tremulous fear, alarm, or agitation |
| ameliorate | to make better; to improve |
| deference | respectful or courteous regard |
| evasive | elusive or evanescent; to avoid doing/answering |
| indignant | expressing strong displeasure at something considered unjust or insulting |
| reprimand | a severe reproof or rebuke by a person in authority |
| contentious | tending to argument |
| imperceptible | very slight, gradual, or subtle |
| immaculate | free from spot or stain; spotlessly clean |
| transfix | to make or hold motionless with amazement, awe, or surprise |
| undermine | to attack by indirect, secret, or underhand means |
| disputation | the act of debating verbal controversy |
| purge | to rid, clear or free; to clear away or wipe out |
| adamant | utterly unyielding in attitude or opinion in spite of all appeals or urgings |
| deposition | to give testimony under oath |
| augur | to divine or predict; to serve as an omen |
| incredulous | skeptical; indicating or showing disbelief |
| beguile | to influence by trickery or flattery |
| agape | with mouth wide open as in wonder or surprise |
| contempt | an act of showing disrespect |
