| A | B |
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| animosity | a feeling of strong dislike, ill will, or enmity that tends to display itself in action |
| anomaly | a deviation from the common rule, type, arrangement, or form. |
| sanctimonious | making a hypocritical show of religious devotion, piety, righteousness |
| rectify | to make, put, or set right; remedy; correct |
| convoluted | complicated; intricately involved |
| deride | to laugh at in scorn or contempt; scoff or jeer at; mock |
| sedentary | accustomed to sit or rest a great deal or to take little exercise |
| curator | the person in charge of a museum, art collection, etc. |
| sinecure | an office or position requiring little or no work, especially one yielding profitable returns |
| gestation | the process or state of carrying in the womb during the period from conception to delivery |
| maladapted | poorly suited or adapted to a particular condition or set of circumstances |
| tactical | of or pertaining to a plan, procedure, or expedient for promoting a desired end or result |
| vociferous | crying out noisily; clamorous |
| homonym | one of two or more words spelled and pronounced alike but different in meaning |
| metamorphosis | a striking alteration in appearance, character, or circumstances |
| legislate | to make or enact laws |
| contortionist | one able to twist the body into unusual postures |
| devolve | to pass on (as responsibility, rights, or powers) from one person or entity to another |
| adaptation | the state of being made to fit, as for a new use |
| mirage | something that appears to be real but is unreal or merely imagined; illusory |
