| A | B |
|---|
| condemn | to express strong disapproval of |
| conformity | the act of becoming similar or identical to |
| conventional | traditional, mundane |
| detrimental | causing damage or harm |
| exacerbate | to make worse |
| implausible | not possible, not imaginable |
| infallible | unable to be proven wrong |
| mitigate | to make less severe |
| opaque | not transparent, hard to understand |
| pastiche | piece of music, writing, or art combining several different sources or styles |
| plagiarist | a person who presents someone else's work as his or her own |
| soporific | causing sleep |
| inaudible | too quiet to be heard |
| persecution | tormenting a person because of his or her beliefs |
| provincial | having a narrow scope |
| provoke | anger, arouse, bring to action |
| rectify | fix, correct |
| renounce | to give up or put aside |
| sanctuary | a safe place or a room for worship |
| slothful | lazy |
| tantamount | equivalent in effect or meaning |
| vulnerable | capable of being hurt |
