| A | B |
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| stratagem | noun. a crafty trick |
| morose | adj. gloomy and unsociable |
| taciturn | adj. saying little |
| deputation | noun. a group of people appointed to go on a mission on the behalf of others |
| incumbent | adj. forming an obligation or duty |
| witticism | noun. a witty or clever remark |
| intimate | verb. to make known especially by hinting |
| malignant | adj. feeling or showing great ill will |
| subversive | adj. describing a tendency to overthrow an authority by weakening trust or belief |
| dregs | noun pl. bits of useless matter that sink to the bottom of a liquid |
