| A | B |
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| aegis | (n.) protection; patronage; sponsorship |
| apprise | v. to inform of; to make aware by giving oral or written notie |
| bibulous | adj.fond of or inclined to drink; absorbent |
| claque | n. a group of people hired to applaud a performer or performance; enthusiastic or fawning admirers; an operahat |
| deracinate | v. to pull up by the roots; to root out, uproot, or dislocate; to eliminate all traces of |
| eleemosynary | adj. charitable; dependent upon or supported by charity; derived from or provided by charity |
| indigenous | adj. originating in the country or region where found, native; inborn; inherent |
| lachrymose | adj. given to tears or weeping causing to shed tears; mournful lugubrious |
| lexicon | n. a dictionary of a language; the special vocabulary of a person, group, or subject; a compendium |
| melee | n. a confused struggle; a violent free-for-all; a tumultuous mingling |
| microcosm | n. a miniture world or universe; a group or system viewed as the model of a larger group or system |
| minuscule | adj. very small, tiny; n. a lowercase letter |
| obfuscate | v. to darken or obscure; to confuse or bewilder |
| paternalism | n. the policy or practice of treating or governing people in the manner of a father dealing with his children |
| polarize | v. to cause to concentrate around two conflicting or contrasting positions; to cause light to vibrate in a pattern |
| purview | n. the range, extent, or scope of something; in law, the scope or limit of what is provided in a statute |
| sanguine | adj. having a ruddy complexion; of a naturally cheerful, confident, or optimistic outlook |
| solecism | n. a substandard or ungrammatical usage; a breach of etiquette; any imporopriety or mistake |
| vassal | n. a person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he or she owes allegiance; a subordinate or dependent;a servant; adj. subservient |
| verisimilitude | n. the quality of appearing to be true, real, likely, or probable |
