| A | B |
|---|
| heresy | a crime of holding a belief that goes against established doctrine |
| docile | easy to teach or manage |
| libation | a drink, especially an alcoholic one |
| anathema | a hated, repellant person or thing a formal curse |
| emaciated | extremely thin; wasted away |
| castigate | to criticize or punish severely |
| gauche | lacking social graces; tactless |
| ignominy | public shame, disgrace, or dishonor |
| motley | made up of dissimlar parts; being of many colors |
| banter | teasing; playful conversation |
| divulge | to tell; to reveal (as a secret) |
| abet | to asist or encourage, especially in wrongdoing |
| dogmatic | arrogant and stubborn about one's (often unproven) beliefs |
| insipid | lacking flavor; dull; not stimulating |
| extraneous | inessential; not vital; irrelevant |
| coerce | to force by using pressure, intimidation, or threats |
| jaundiced | prejudiced; hostile; skeptical |
| meticulous | extremely, sometimes excessively careful about small details; precise |
| temerity | recklessness; a foolish disregard of danger; audacity |
| gregarious | sociable; fond of the company of others; genial; friendly |
