| A | B |
|---|
| impervious | inaccessible; impenetrable |
| assuage | relieve, satisfy |
| venerable | time-honored; revered |
| exhortations | persuasions; appeals |
| purport | meaning; significance |
| flagrant | openly scandalous; outrageous |
| noisome | evil-smelling; disgusting; deadly |
| deprecate | condemn; deplore |
| sagacity | sound judgment; intelligence |
| consternation | shock; alarm |
| vestige | trace; remains |
| abject | miserable; subservient |
| sedulous | diligent; constant; persistent |
| variegated | having much diversity of form and character; multicolored |
| illustrious | distinguished; famous |
| presentiment | premonition; foreboding |
| disconcerted | confused; bewildered |
| politic | practically wise; diplomatic |
| replete | full; overflowing |
| imperious | overbearing; tyrannical |
| tangible | having real form and substance |
| acme | highest point; climax |
| contumely | insulting and humiliating rudeness |
| irremediable | hopeless, inevitable |
| effected | brought about; accomplished |
| inexorable | not moved by persuasion; unrelenting |
| prudent | cautious; careful |
| conciliating | soothing; friendly |
| indefatigable | untiring |
| sublime | majestic; awe inspiring |
| predilection | preference |
| prognosticated | indicated beforehand; predicted |
| cursory | quick; not detailed; superficial |
| palpable | recognizable; perceptible |
| dogmatism | prejudice; narrow-mindedness |
| transitory | temporary; short-lived |
| allude | suggest; infer; intimate |
| apprehensions | fears; anxieties |
| approbation | approval; admiration |
| diffident | retiring; self-effacing; shy |
| acceded | agreed; consented |
| callous | cold; unfeeling |
| circumstantial | inconclusive; indirect |
| candor | sincerity; openness |
| infamy | debasement; dishonor |
| timorous | fearful; timid |
| wean | disengage; phase out |
| dissipated | dispersed; scattered |
| satiated | satisfied; gorged |
