| A | B |
| concede | to admit as true; to yeild sumbit |
| congenial | getting on welll with others; agreeable pleasant |
| perceive | to be aware of through the senses observe; to grasp mentally |
| perverse | incline to go against what is expected; stubborn; turned away from what is good and proper |
| prelude | an introduction; that which comes before or leads off |
| untenable | not capable of being held or defended; impossible to maintain |
| vindicate | to clear from hint or charge of wrongdoing; to defend successfully against opposition; to justify |
| annex | (v.) to add to, attach; to incorporate; (n.) an attachment or adddition |
| debacle | an overwheling defeat rout; a complete collaspe or failure |
| embroil | to involve in a conflict or difficulty; to throw into confusion |
| exonerate | to clear from a charge or accusation |
| glib | ready and fluent in speech; thoughtless insincere |
| pallor | an extreme or unnatural paleness |
| threadbare | shabby old and worn |
| actuate | to move to action |
| boorish | rude unrefined;clumsy |
| harrangue | (v.) to deliver a loud ranting speech; (n.) a loud speech |
| impenitent | not feeling remorse or sorrow for errors or offenses |
| knave | at tricky unprincipled or deceitful fellow |
| plaintiff | one egins a lawsuit |
| protract | to draw out or lengthen in space or time |
| spurn | to refuse with scorn disdain |
| subterfuge | an excuse or trick for escaping or hiding something |
| bona fide | genuine; sincere |
| lofty | very high; noble |
| rancid | stale spoilrd |
| sordid | wretchedly poor; run-down; mean or selfish |
| wane | to lose size strength or power |
| cleave | to cut or split open; to cling to |
| influx | a coming in inflow |