| A | B |
|---|
| ENTREATED the governor for a pardon | importune |
| clinging to a TALISMAN | fetish |
| DISCONCERTED the conservative audience | disomfit |
| tried to INTERJECT a different opinion | interpolate |
| the UNFORTUNATE recipient of bad advice | hapless |
| EMBRACED the values of democracy | espoused |
| expressed some ARTISTIC objections | aesthetic |
| known for his OUTGOING personality | gregarious |
