| A | B |
|---|
| aegis | patronage, sponsorship |
| apprise | to inform of |
| bibulous | fond of or inclined to drink |
| claque | a group of people hired to applaud a performer |
| deracinate | uproot, or dislocate; eliminate all traces of |
| eleemosynary | charitable; dependent upon or supported by charity |
| indigenous | native; inborn; inherent |
| lachrymose | given to tears or weeping; mournful |
| lexicon | the special vocabulary of a person, group, or subject; a compendium |
| melee | a confused struggle |
| microcosm | a miniature world or universe; a group viewed as a model |
| minuscule | very small, tiny; a lowercase letter |
| obfuscate | to confuse or bewilder |
| paternalism | treating people in the manner of a father dealing with his children |
| polarize | to cause or concentrate around two conflicting or contrasting positions |
| purview | the range, extent, or scope of something |
| sanguine | a naturally cheerful or optimistic outlook |
| solecism | a substandard or ungrammatical usage; any impropriety or mistake |
| vassal | a person under the protection of a feudal lord; subservient |
| verisimilitude | the quality of appearing to be true, real, likely or probable |
