| A | B |
|---|
| lament | to grieve; wail |
| lurid | startling and sensational |
| meticulous | extremely careful and precise about details |
| odious | arousing or worthy of strong dislike |
| ostentation | display meant to impress others |
| permeable | able to be passed through |
| placate | to soothe another's feelings; appease |
| pretense | the act of pretending; a false appearance |
| quandary | state of uncertainty |
| reverberate | to echo |
| servile | humbly submissive; slavish |
| spurn | to reject scornfully |
| subsistence | livelihood |
| taut | pulled tight; straight |
| truculent | eager for a fight; fierce |
| tyrannical | harsh; oppressive |
| vulgar | coarse or common |
| abide | to put up with |
| aghast | overcome with fear |
| appease | to bring peace, quiet, or calm; to placate |
