| A | B |
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| belittle | v - to speak of someone or something as small or unimportant; to speak of negatively |
| blase | adj - uninterested or unimpressed because of frequent exposure or excess |
| concoct | v - to devise cleverly; to invent |
| decade | n - ten years |
| diverse | adj - differing from each other; many and distinctly unalike |
| enunciate | v - to speak articulately; to express clearly |
| hurtle | v - to move with great speed and force OR to throw forcefully; to hurl |
| improvise | v - to do or make with no preparation OR to fashion using only immediately available materials |
| jostle | v - to bump, push, or shove |
| libel (n) | the act of printing a false statement that harms someone's reputation |
| libel (v) | to defame someone by publishing false statements |
| mammoth (adj) | huge |
| mammoth (n) | a large, hairy extinct elephant |
| paradox | n - a statement or situation that is true, but seems impossible or self-contradictory |
| provincial | adj - rural; pertaining to the customs of non-city dwellers OR narrow in perspective; unsophisticated |
| realm | n - a domain; a field; a territory |
| undermine | v - to weaken by wearing away the foundation or support |
