| A | B |
|---|
| anathema | (n.) a hated person or thing; anything accursed |
| banter | (n.) teasing; playful conversation; good-natured raillery |
| castigate | (v.) to criticize severely |
| docile | (adj.) easily taught, led, managed |
| emaciated | (adj.) wasted away, atrophied |
| heresy | (n.) opinion or practice contrary to generally accepted standards |
| ignominy | (n.) disgrace; dishonor; public contempt. |
| terse | (adj.) concise; brief and to the point |
| libation | (n.) The pouring out of wine in honor of a god |
| magnanimous | (adj.) noble; generous; great-hearted |
| predilection | (n.) partiality; preference; an established preference for something |
| nebulous | (adj.) hazy, vague, indistinct; cloudy |
