| A | B |
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| palleate | (v.) to ease without curing; to alleviate; to make (a crime or offense) appear less serious; to lessen the intensity of something |
| assail | (v.) to attack violently; to assualt; to attack with arguments, words, or questions |
| altercation | (n.) an angry argument |
| phalanx | (n.) a formation of massed soldiers; a closely united group |
| predecessor | (n.) a person who precedes another in an office or a position |
| acquiesce | (v.) to give in to or consent to without protest and without enthusiasm |
| deprecate | (v.) to express strong disapproval of something; to plead against; to belittle |
| beleaguer | (v.) to besiege or surround with troops; to beset; to harrass |
| brunt | (n.) the main shock or force of a blow or attack; the heaviest part of an accusation or attack |
| redress | (n.) a correction; a reparation; a relief; (v.) to set something right; to remedy |
