| A | B |
|---|
| barter | an exchange in trade; or as a verb, to exchange goods |
| ferret | a kind of weasel or as a verb, to search or hunt; out to torment, badger |
| rue | to regret, be sorry for; or as a noun, a feeling of regret |
| scoff | to make fun of; to show contempt for |
| vex | to annoy, anger, exasperate; to confuse, baffle |
| cite | to quote; to mention; to summon to appear in court; to commend, recommend |
| delve | to dig; to search deeply and throughly into |
| judicious | using or showing good judgement, wise, sensible |
| milieu | the setting, surroundings, environment |
| overbearing | domineering, haughty, bullying; overpowering, predominant |
| caustic | able to burn or eat away by chemical action; biting, sarcastic |
| crusade | a strong movement to advance a cause or idea; or as a verb, to campaign, work vigorously |
| embargo | an order forbidding the trade in or movement of commercial goods; any restraint or hindrance; or as a verb, to forbid to enter or leave port; to forbid trade with |
| fallacy | a false notion or belief; an error in thinking |
| negate | to nullify, deny, bring to nothing |
