| A | B |
|---|
| transient | temporary, ephemeral, evanescent |
| vindicate | to free from blame, prove guiltless |
| abhorent | heinous, repulsive, horrible in an extreme way |
| demagogue | a person known for being excessively concerned with himself, conceited |
| diatribe | a long abusive speech or lecture |
| languid | indolent, lethargic, phlegmatic, listless, exhausted and lacking energy |
| premonition | uneasy feeling about the future |
| laggard | a person known for being habitually tardy, dilatory |
| malingerer | a person who pretends illness so as to avoide work |
| philanthropist | a person known for generosity, a humanitarian |
| reprobate | a person known for being morally corrupt, depraved |
| sage | a person known for wisdom |
| stickler | a person known for insisting on exact standards |
| perjury | to give false testimony |
| alias | an assumed name, a false name or pseudonym |
| sanctimonious | pretending to be pious and devout, false piety |
| embezzlement | to illegally take another's property |
| abstruse | difficult to understand, very abstract |
| palatable | agreetable to the taste, hence acceptable |
| mandate | an authoritative command requireing someone to do something |
