| A | B |
|---|
| compromise | to endanger the reputation or interests of; to expose to suspicion |
| contention | a verbal argument or struggle; quarreling |
| subservient | useful in an inferior capacity; submissive |
| pretense | a false show or appearance, especially for the purpose of deceiving; falseness |
| evade | to escape or avoid, as by cleverness |
| conjured | summoned by oath or spell |
| faction | small group, usually contentious, within a larger group |
| abominations | things that elicit great dislike or abhorrence |
| inert | unable to move or act |
| licentious | disregard for commonly accepted standards of right and wrong or good and evil |
| discomfits | confuses or frustrates |
| defamation | attack on one's good name or reputation |
| prodigious | extraordinary; marvelous |
| quail | to lose courage; decline; fail; give way |
| anarchy | political disorder and confusion |
