| A | B |
|---|
| acuity | (n.) sharpness |
| braggart | (n.) someone who boasts |
| debunk | (v.) to expose false claims or myths |
| epitomize | (v.) to typify; characterize; personify |
| hidebound | (adj.) rigid in opinions |
| languish | (v.) to decay; fade away; get weaker |
| obsequious | (adj.) servile; submissive |
| polemical | (adj.) causing debate or argument |
| recalcitrant | (adj.) resisiting authority or control; not obedient or compliant |
| thwart | (v.) to prevent; frustrate |
| adamant | (adj.) forceful; inflexible |
| brash | (adj.) tactless; impudent |
| derisive | (adj.) contemptuous;mocking |
| equivocate | (v.) to speak ambiguously; avoid telling the truth |
| hubris | (n.) excessive pride |
| ludicrous | (adj.) causing laughter because of absurdity |
| mordant | (adj.) sharply caustic or sarcastic |
| ponderous | (adj.) weighty; slow and heavy |
| retention | (n.) preservation; withholding |
| timorous | (adj.) cowardly; fearful |
