| A | B |
|---|
| aggregate | a group of things gathered into a whole, sum total |
| allocate | 1. to set aside for a specific purpose 2. to distribute according to a plan |
| augur | 1. to predict future events, especially from omens 2. to give promise of |
| bastion | 1. a fortified area or position; a person, place, or thing that is a source of strength 2. something that is considered a stronghold |
| decorum | suitable, proper behavior or speech |
| defunct | no longer existing or functioning |
| disarray | a lack of order; confusion |
| halcyon | calm, peaceful, and happy; prosperous |
| homily | a lecture, usually long, on how to behave morally |
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration |
| importune | to plead for persistently |
| jurisdiction | legal authority to govern or control |
| ruminate | to think over again and again; to ponder |
| temerity | reckless boldness without regard to danger or opposition |
| winnow | to separate and remove what is undesirable and leave what is desirable; to blow away the chaff from grain |
