| A | B |
|---|
| exonerated | – to clear, as of an accusation, relieve from an obligation or task |
| protracted | to draw out or lengthen in time, prolong |
| anathematized | curse |
| meretricious | attracting attention in a vulgar manner, false, insincere |
| sonorous | full, deep, or rich sound |
| saturnine | melancholy, sullen, tendency to be bitter or sardonic |
| sordid | filthy, dirty, foul, wretched, exceedingly mercenary, grasping |
| propitious | kindly, gracious, favorable circumstances |
| predecessor | an ancestor, one who proceeds another |
| extirpate | pull up by roots, remove by surgery, exterminate |
| acrimony | bitterness or sharpness of manner, speech, temper |
| contumacy | obstinate, stubborn rebelliousness |
| phlegmatic | calm, sluggish temperament, unemotional |
| sagacity | quality of being discerning, sound in judgment; wisdom |
| hostler | one who is employed to tend horses |
| philter | love potion magic potion, charm |
| purloined | steal, often in violation of trust |
| mien | bearing or manner, an appearance or aspect |
| pecuniary | of or relating to money |
| charlatan | a quack or fraud |
| acumen | quickness, accuracy, keenness of insight or judgment |
| sanction | authoritative permission, law, a penalty |
| eyrie | nest of an eagle or other bird of prey, it is built in a high inaccessible place |
| cynosure | a object that serves as a focal point of attention and admiration |
| supplication | to ask for humbly or earnestly, as by praying, to beseech |
