| A | B |
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| discrepancy | a difference between two amounts, details, reports, etc. that should be the same |
| infallible | always right and never making mistakes; something that always works or has the intended effect |
| pompous | someone who thinks that they are important, and shows this by being very formal and using long words - used to show disapproval |
| faction | a small group of people within a larger group, who have different ideas from the other members, and who try to get their own ideas accepted: |
| lustrous | shining in a soft, gentle way: reflecting light evenly and efficiently without glitter or sparkle |
| redress | to correct something that is wrong or unfair |
| audit | to attend (a course) without working for or expecting to receive formal credit |
| stint | to provide or use too little of something |
| motif | an idea, subject, or image that is regularly repeated and developed in a book, film, work of art, etc.; a small picture or pattern used to decorate something plain |
| guile | the use of clever but dishonest methods to deceive someone; cunning |
| rote | the use of memory usually with little intelligence; : mechanical or unthinking routine or repetition |
| component | one of several parts that together make up a whole machine, system, etc. |
| intimate | to make people understand what you mean without saying it directly |
| herald | to be a sign of something that is going to come or happen soon; to say publicly that someone or something will be good or important |
| essence | the most basic and important quality of something |
