| A | B |
|---|
| articulate | well spoken |
| candid | honest, straightforward |
| contorted | twisted and distorted |
| corrupt | to influence someone else to do wrong; to make impure |
| cynical | distrustful of others' motives |
| detached | separated, not involved |
| expunge | to eliminate or remove |
| irrelevant | unimportant |
| misdemeanor | a crime less than a felony |
| mollified | softened or calmed in temper; eased |
| prejudice | pre-judgement without knowledge |
| tedious | tiresom, dull, boring |
| temerity | reckless boldness; lack of caution |
| unmitigated | severe, not lessened or relieved |
| adamant | insisting, inflexible |
| colleague | an associate, particularly in a profession |
| credibility | believability, the quality of deserving trust |
| diction | word choice |
| exhilarated | very excited, joyful, energetic |
| feral | wild (like an animal) |
| fret | to worry |
| furtive | sneaky, stealthy |
| grudge | resentment; bitterness or anger from a past wrong |
| relenting | becoming less severe |
| reluctant | unwilling, hesitating |
| remorse | guilt, regret for wrongdoing |
| resentment | bitterness or anger from a past wrong |
| sordid | dirty; immoral |
| statute | a law |
| stolidly | not emotionally |
| tacit | unspoken, implied, understood without saying |
| tactics | strategies |
| wryly | ironically or sarcastically |
| altercation | a fight or quarrel |
| contentious | quarrelsome, argumentative |
| curt | abrupt, short, rudely brief |
| diligently | with persistence or dedication |
| formidable | causing fear |
| impedimenta | obstacles; things that hinder |
| indignant | believing something is unfair, outraged |
| pensive | very thoughtful, thinking seriously |
| prerogative | a right or privilege |
| qualm | feeling of doubt or hesitation |
| rankle | to cause irritation |
| acrimonious | bitter, sharp, showing anger or dislike |
| affluent | wealthy |
| complacent | self-satisfied, unconcerned |
| convene | to meet or come together as a group |
| corroborate | to support with evidence |
| deliberately | carefully |
| devoid | lacking, empty of something |
| elucidate | to make clear or to explain |
| encumber | to burden |
| faintly | weakly |
| gala | a big party, a lavish social event |
| litigant | a person involved in a lawsuit |
| ominous | dire, showing a bad omen, unlucky |
| scrutiny | close examination |
| smugness | self-satisfied, showing complacency |
| tenet | a principle or belief |
| venerable | honorable, deserving respect |
