| A | B |
|---|
| apogee | the highest or most distant point; the climax |
| betoken | to give a sign of |
| cite | to quote an authority |
| communal | pertaining to a group or community |
| coterie | a small group that shares interests |
| decelerate | to slow down |
| despairing | hopeless, despondent, discouraged |
| disapprobation | disapproval, condemnation |
| extemporaneous | made with little or no preparation, not planned |
| extrinsic | not inherent, external |
| fallible | capable of making an error |
| gentility | state of refinement, member of the upper class or gentry |
| implicit | understood but not directly expressed |
| iniquity | gross injustice; wickedness; wicked act |
| intrinsic | belonging to or pertaining to the essential nature of a thing |
| kinetic | pertaining to motion; characterized by movement |
| moratorium | a suspension of activity |
| opprobrium | disgrace and reproach as a result of bad conduct |
| puerile | childish, immature |
| pulchritude | beauty, comeliness |
| reprise | a recurrence, renewal, or resumption of an action |
| scathing | bitterly severe; harmful, injurious |
| supplant | to take the place of |
| topicality | subject of current interest |
| waver | to show indecision or to vacillate |
