| A | B |
|---|
| Temperance - tem•per•ance | total abstinence from alcoholic liquors. |
| Pattern - pat•tern | a distinctive style, model, or form: a new pattern of army helmet. |
| Self-evident - self-ev•i•dent | evident in itself without proof or demonstration |
| Inalienable - in•al•ien•a•ble | not transferable to another or capable of being repudiated: inalienable rights. |
| Compacency - com•pla•cen•cy | a feeling of quiet pleasure or security, often while unaware of some potential danger, defect, or the like |
| Estimation - es•ti•ma•tion | judgment or opinion |
| Ridicule - rid•i•cule | speech or action intended to cause contemptuous laughter at a person or thing; derision. |
| Abusive - a•bu•sive | using, containing, or characterized by harshly or coarsely insulting language |
| Potential - po•ten•tial | possible, as opposed to actual: the potential uses of nuclear energy |
| Contemporary - con•tem•po•rar•y | existing, occurring, or living at the same time; belonging to the same time |
| Placard - plac•ard | a paperboard sign or notice, as one posted in a public place or carried by a demonstrator or picketer. |
| Obstacle - ob•sta•cle | something that obstructs or hinders progress. |
| Fresco - fres•co | The art or technique of painting on a moist, plaster surface with colors ground up in water or a limewater mixture. |
| Explicit - ex•plic•it | fully and clearly expressed or demonstrated; leaving nothing merely implied; unequivocal |
