| A | B |
| anthology | a collection of pieces of literature |
| bellicose | inclined or eager to fight |
| cognizant | aware, having knowledge |
| declaim | to rant, to speak angrily |
| equanimity | a calm temper, an even disposition |
| eschew | to avoid or shun |
| exigent | urgent |
| imbue | to inspirewith feelings or ideas |
| intrepid | fearless |
| pluralism | condition where many cultures coexist in one society |
| resplendent | brilliant, shining |
| retrogress | to move backwards |
| subvert | to destroy or impair by undermining |
| sybarite | a person devoted to luxury |
| upbraid | to scold harshly, to reproach |