| A | B |
|---|
| sycophant | a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage |
| dragoon | compel by coercion, threats, or crude means |
| acerbic | harsh or corrosive in tone |
| fawn | try to gain favor by cringing or flattering |
| surmise | imagine to be the case or true or probable |
| malleable | easily influenced |
| collusion | secret agreement |
| defraud | deprive of by deceit |
| vivacious | vigorous and active |
| ruse | a deceptive maneuver |
| expunge | remove by erasing or crossing out |
| feral | wild and menacing |
| manifesto | a public declaration of intentions (as issued by a political party or government) |
| abet | assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing |
| colloquial | characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation |
| domestication | adaptation to intimate association with human beings |
| hew | strike with an axe; cut down, strike |
| reserved | marked by self-restraint and reticence |
| oration | a formal public speech, especially one that is made as part of a ceremony |
| wheedle | influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering |
| callow | lacking experience of life |
| forge | move ahead steadily |
| confide | reveal in private; tell confidentially |
| tractable | readily reacting to suggestions and influences |
| fulminate | cause to explode violently and with loud noise |
| dragoon | subjugate by imposing troops |
| acerbic | sour or bitter in taste |
| fawn | a color varying around light grayish brown |
| surmise | a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence |
| malleable | capable of being shaped or bent or drawn |
| collusion | agreement on a secret plot |
| domestication | the attribute of having been made fit for cultivation and service to humans |
| hew | make or shape as with an |
| reserved | set aside for the use of a particular person or party |
| oration | addressing an audience formally |
| forge | a workplace where metal is worked by heating and hammering |
| confide | confer a trust upon |
| tractable | easily managed (controlled or taught or molded) |
| fulminate | come on suddenly and intensely |
| fawn | show submission or fear |
| surmise | infer from incomplete evidence |
| fulminate | criticize severely |
| domesticate | overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable |
| reserved | cool and formal in manner |
| forge | make a copy of with the intent to deceive |
| forge | move ahead steadily |
| forge | come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or priciple) after a mental effort |
| forge | make something, usually for a specific function |
| domesticate | adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment |
| forge | move or act with a sudden increase in speed or energy |
