| A | B |
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| elan | an enthusiastic vigor and liveliness, spirit; a flair |
| dissipate | to scatter, dispel; to spend foolishly, squander; to be extravagent in the pursuit of pleasure; to cause to disappear |
| disavow | to deny responsibility for or connection with |
| conducive | tending to promote or assist, helpful, facorable |
| expurgate | to cleanse, purify |
| dispassionate | impartial; calm, free from emotion |
| consternation | dismay, confusion |
| dissension | disagreement, sharp difference of opinion |
| bovine | sluggish, unresponsive; resembling a cow or an ox |
| acrimonious | stinging, bitter in temper or tone |
| corpulent | fat; having a large, bulky body |
| subservient | serving to promote some end; submissively obedient; subordinate in capacity or role |
| perfidy | treachery, faithlessness |
| hypothetical | based on an assumption or a guess; used as a provisional or tentative idea to guide or direct investigation |
| impugn | attack as false; to call into question |
| odium | hatred, contempt; disgrace or infamy resulting from hateful conduct |
| intemperate | immoderate, lacking in self-control; inclement |
| ignoble | mean, low, base |
| squeamish | inclined to nausea; easily shocked or upset; excessively fastidious or refined |
| susceptible | open to; easily influenced; lacking in resistance |
| gauntlet | protective glove; a challenge to combat; an ordeal; 2 lines of men with weapons to beat someone running in between them |
| relegate | to place in a lower position; to assign, refer, turn over; to banish |
