| A | B |
|---|
| elan | an enthustiastic liveliness |
| dissipate | to cause to disappear |
| disavow | to deny responsibility for or connection with |
| conducive | tending to promote or assist |
| expurgate | to remove objectionable passages or words from a written text |
| dispassionate | impartial; free from emotion |
| consternation | dismay, confusion |
| dissension | disagreement, sharp difference of opinion |
| bovine | sluggish, unresponsive |
| acrimonious | stinging, bitter in temper or tone |
| corpulent | fat; having a large, bulky body |
| subservient | subordinate in capacity or role |
| perfidy | faithlessness, treachery |
| hypothetical | based on assumption or guess |
| impugn | to call into question |
| odium | hatred, contempt |
| intemperate | lacking in self-control |
| ignoble | mean, low, base |
| squeamish | inclined to nausea; easily shocked or upset |
| susceptible | open to; easily influenced |
| gauntlet | an armored or protective glove; an ordeal |
| relegate | to place in a lower position |
