| A | B |
|---|
| atypical | irregular; unusual; abnormal |
| duress | compulsion by threat; made to do something |
| inequity | lack of fairness; injustice |
| curt | rude; brief |
| perpetrator | criminal; one who commits crime |
| stymie | stand in the way of; hinder |
| vociferous | vocal; noisy |
| invincible | incapable of being conquered |
| fiasco | complete flop; disaster, failure |
| apathy | lack of feeling or concern; indifference |
| pernicious | hurtful; highly destructive |
| qualm | feeling of uneasiness |
| expunge | strike; erase; blot out |
| alleged | accusedbut not proved; suspected |
| mandate | order; directive |
| rudimentary | beginning; elementary |
| vexatious | causing irritation or annoyance |
| abominate | hate or loathe intensely |
| chronic | marked by long duration |
| propitious | advantageous; favorable |
| redundant | excess; exceeding what is normal; superfluous |
| tentative | provisional; not final; conditional |
| veteran | having had practice in some occupation; experienced |
| incapacitate | make incapable;; disable |
| obsess | haunt; preoccupy the thoughts of |
| taint | corrupt; contaminate; |
| cursory | done rapidly; hasty; superficial |
| defection | abandonment of duty or allegiance; desertion |
| scrupulous | honorable; having moral integrity; punctilious; careful to do the right thing |
| exploit | take advantage of; abuse; use to one's own advantage |
| innocuous | not harmful; inoffensive |
