| A | B |
| salient | Adj. standing out conspicuously : PROMINENT; especially : of notable significance |
| encomium | N. glowing and warmly enthusiastic praise |
| machination | N. a scheming or crafty action or artful design intended to accomplish some usually evil end |
| evince | V. 1. to constitute outward evidence of. 2. to display clearly |
| languish | V. to be or become feeble, weak, or enervated b : to be or live in a state of DEPRESSION or decreasing vitality |
| disquietude | N. Feelings of anxiety that make you tense and irritable |
| idolatry | N. immoderate attachment or devotion to something |
| impertinent | Adj. not restrained within due or proper bounds especially of propriety or good taste <impertinent curiosity> b : given to or characterized by insolent rudeness <an impertinent answer> |
| gratuitous | Adj. not called for by the circumstances : UNWARRANTED <gratuitous insolence> <a gratuitous assumption> <gratuitous violence on tv> |
| frangible | Adj. readily or easily broken. synonyms see FRAGILE |