| A | B |
|---|
| abscond | to run off and hide |
| biansed | favoring one side unduly; prejudiced |
| daunt | to overcome with fear, intimidate; to dishearten; discourage |
| pompous | overly self-important in speech and manner; excessively stately or ceremonious |
| arbitrary | unreasonable; based on one's wishes or whims without regard for reason or fairness |
| brazen | shameless, impudent; made of brass |
| latent | hidden, present but not realized |
| succumb | to give way to superior force, yield |
| atone | to make up for |
| hew | to shaper or cut down with an ax; to hold to |
| intricate | complicated; difficult to understand |
| supplant | to take the place of, supersede |
| revile | to attack with words, call bad names |
| reprieve | a temporary relief or delay; (v.) to grant a postpnement |
| catalyst | a substance that causes or hastens a chemical reaction; any agent that causes change |
| morose | having a gloomy or sullen manner; not friendly or sociable |
| defray | to pay for |
| rebut | to offer arguments or evidence that contradicts an assertion to refute |
| militant | (adj.) given to fighting; active and aggressive in support of a cause;(n.) an activist |
| opaque | (adj.) not letting light through; not clear or lucid; dence, stupid |
