| A | B |
|---|
| Apathy | a lack of concern or feeling, indifference |
| benevolence | kindness, generosity, charity |
| collaborate | to work together |
| conciliate | to reconcile, to pacify, to renew a friendship |
| cryptic | mysterious, secret |
| din | loud and discordant noises, cacophony |
| enmity | absolute hatred |
| ensconce | to settle comfortably |
| graphic | vivid |
| ignominy | disgraceful or dishonorable conduct |
| indefatigable | tireless, incapable of being fatigued |
| Indignation | anger as a result of something unjust |
| Malign | to utter injuriously misleading reports about |
| Maxim | a saying of proverbial nature; a general truth or principle; rule of conduct |
| preeminence | superiority to all others |
| reproach | to blame for something; a disgrace |
| uproarious | making great noise (not necessarily negative) |
| advocate | to support or defend someone or something |
| blithely | carefree; lighthearted |
| capitulate | to give in; surrender; yield a position |
| contentious | argumentative;quarrelsome,belligerent |
| dispersed | to scatter or seperate widely |
| dissentient | one who disagrees or votes no |
| faction | a group of persons forming a contentious minority in a larger group |
| obstinate | stubborn; refusing to yield a position despite reason or persuasion |
