| A | B |
|---|
| austere | (adj) severe or stern in manner |
| cadaverous | (adj) pale, gaunt, resembling a corpse |
| crass | (adj) coarse, unfeeling; stupid |
| desecrate | (v) to commit sacrilege upon |
| grandiose | (adj) grand in an impressive or stately way |
| infraction | (n) a breaking of a law or abligation |
| pillage | to rob of goods by open force, plunder |
| punctilious | very careful and exact |
| reprove | to find fault with, scold, rebuke |
| stalwart | (adj) strong and sturdy (n) a brave strong person |
| acrimonious | stinging, bitter in temper or tone |
| consternation | (n) dismay, confusion |
| disavow | (v) to deny responsibility for |
| dissension | disagreement, sharp difference of opinion |
| expurgate | to remove objectionable passages from a written text |
| hypothetical | based on an assumption or guess |
| impugn | (v) to call into question; to attack as false |
| odium | (n) hatred, contempt; disgrace or infamy resulting from hateful conduct |
| relegate | to place in a lower position |
| subservient | (adj) subordinate in capacity or role |
| abate | to make less in amount |
| anathema | an object of intense dislike |
| avarice | (n) greedy desire |
| dilatory | tending to delay or procrastinate |
| equivocate | (v) to speak or act in a way that allows more than one interpretation |
| irresolute | (adj) unable to make up ones mind; hesitating |
| novice | one who is just a beginner |
| pretentious | (adj) done for show, striving to make a bid impression; claiming merit or position unjustifiably |
| resuscitate | (v) to revive, bring back to consciousness or existance |
| supposition | (n) something that is assumed or taken for granted without conclusive evidence |
