| A | B |
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| aspire | (adj.) thoroughly skilled: (n.) an expert |
| erratic | (adj.) not regular or consistent: different from what is ordinarily expected: undependable |
| sparse | (adj.) meager, scant: scattered |
| bona fide | (adj.) genuine, sincere |
| rebut | (v.) to offer arguments or evidence that contradictan assertion, to refute |
| sordid | (adj.) wretchedly poor; run-down; mean or selfish |
| advent | (n.)an arrival; a coming into place or view |
| repugnant | (adj.) with a harsh, grating sound; (n.) a harsh sound |
| superfluous | (adj.) exceeding what is sufficient or required, excess |
| incite | (v.) to rouse, stir up, urge on |
| recoup | (v.) to make up for, regain |
| wily | (adj.) sly, shrewd, cunning |
| succumb | (v.) to give way to superior force; yeild |
| apex | (n.) the higest point, tip |
| diligent | (adj.) hardworking, industrious, not lazy |
| influx | (n.) a coming in, inflow |
| proponent | (n.) one who puts forward a proposal; one who supports a cause or belief |
| altercation | (n.) an angry argument |
| bleak | (adj.) bare, dreary, dismal |
| plaintiff | (n.) one who begina a lawsuit |
| pompous | (adj.) overly self-important in speech or manner, excessively stately or ceremonious |
| alien | (n.) a citizen of another country; foreign, strange |
| auxillary | (adj.) giving assistance or support; (n.) a helper, aid |
| liability | (n.) a debt; something disadvantageous |
