| A | B |
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| anathema | (n) a: a ban or curse solemnly pronounced by ecclesiastical authority and accompanied by excommunication b : the denunciation of something as accursed |
| diatribe | (n) a bitter and abusive speech or piece of writing |
| expunge | (v) to strike out, obliterate, or mark for deletion |
| flamboyant | (adj) marked by or given to strikingly elaborate or colorful display or behavior |
| fortuitous | (adj) fortunate; coming or happening by a lucky chance |
| fractious | (adj) tending to be troublesome : unruly |
| ilk | (n) sort, kind |
| incoherent | (adj) lacking normal clarity or intelligibility in speech or thought |
| inhibition | (n) something that forbids, debars, or restricts |
| integral | (adj) essential to completeness : constituent |
| jaunty | (adj) sprightly in manner or appearance : lively |
| nominal | (adj) trifling, insignificant |
| ostentatious | (adj) marked by or fond of conspicuous or vainglorious and sometimes pretentious display |
| placard | (n) a notice posted in a public place : poster |
| prestigious | (adj) having prestige : honored |
| remuneration | (n) recompense, pay |
| schism | (n) division, separation; formal division in or separation from a church or religious body |
| timorous | (adj) of a timid disposition : fearful |
| truncated | (adj) cut short : curtailed |
| utopia | (n) an imaginary and indefinitely remote place; an impractical scheme for social improvement |
