| A | B |
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| RUDIMENTS | (n.) A fundamental element, principle, or skill that must be learned first within a field |
| WINNOW | (v.) To sift or sort through in order to separate the desirable from the undesirable |
| INEXORABLE | (adj.) Unyielding; not able to be persuaded |
| BURNISH | (n.) A smooth glossy finish or appearance, luster; (v.) To make bright or smooth by polishing |
| MORIBUND | (adj.) Dying or on the way to extinction |
| RIFE | (adj.) Abundant or common or happening often |
| ONEROUS | (adj.) Burdensome or oppressive or difficult |
| ECLECTIC | (n.) Someone whose beliefs come from a variety of sources and philosophies; (adj.) Combining elements from a variety of sources |
| DETRITUS | (n.) Loose matter resulting from the wearing away or disintegration of a tissue or substance |
| DELECTABLE | (adj.) Delightful or highly enjoyable to the senses or the taste |
| SEQUESTER | (v.) To remove or separate, as from society or public life |
| FLACCID | (adj.) Limp or lacking firmness |
| ABROGATE | (v.) To annul or cancel or do away with |
| CABAL | (n.) A small group of secret plotters |
| AMBIENT | (adj.) Surrounding or encompassing |
| EBULLIENT | (adj.) Overflowing or bubbling with excitement |
| DEPRECATE | (v.) To express disapproval of |
| IMPECUNIOUS | (adj.) Having little or no money |
| NECROMANCER | (n.) One who communes with the dead through magic and may predict the future |
| EMANATE | (v.) To flow forth or proceed, as from some source |
| ASPERITY | (n.) Harshness of sound or manner |
| DESUETUDE | (n.) A state of being no longer used or practiced |
