| A | B |
|---|
| askew | not quite straight or in the right position |
| malice | an evil attitude, desire to hurt others |
| explicit | expressed in a way that is very clear and direct |
| compulsion | a strong and unreasonable desire to do something |
| insolent | rude and not showing any respect; too bold for one's age or situation |
| affirm | to state publicly that something is true; to strengthen a feeling, belief, or idea |
| divert | to change the use of something (such as time or money), to change the direction in which something travels; to deliberately take someone's attention from something by making them think about or notice other things |
| impel | to make someone do something; to motivate, prompt |
| franchise | a legal agreement giving an individual or company the right to sell another company's goods or services |
| contemptuous | Manifesting, feeling, or showing a lack of respect or reverence for something; disdainful; despicable |
| precocious | advanced in intelligence or development |
| antiquated | old-fashioned and not suitable for modern needs or conditions - used to show disapproval |
| postulate | to state something as true without proof |
| implicit | suggested or understood without being stated directly; complete and containing no doubts |
| collective | shared or made by every member of a group or society |
