| A | B |
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| incoherent | adj. impossible to explain or understand |
| provocation | n. something that stirs up anger or excitement |
| plebeian | n. one of the common people of ancient Rome; a vulgar person; adj. common; vulgar; crude |
| incredulous | adj. showing disbelief or doubt |
| query | n. a question; v. to question; to inquire into |
| exonerate | v. to excuse or clear completely of a charge or accusation; to prove blameless |
| secular | adj. worldy or temporal rather than religious or sacred; not belonging to a religious order |
| expedite | v. to make easier or quicker; to hasten |
| shibboleth | n. any use of language, habit, or custom that distinguishes a class; a password; a distinctive slogan used by members or a group |
| forgo | n. to regrain or abstain from; to go without |
| filial | adj. of or expected from a son or daughter; of a parent's or parents' offspring |
| chagrin | n. a feeling of disappointment, distress, or embarrassment |
| cede | v. to yield or give up; to transfer or render title to |
| proficient | adj. advanced in a particiular art or science; skilled; expert; qualified |
| precipitate | v. to cause something to happen; to bring about quickly or suddenly; adj. reckless; rash; acting hastily or impulsively |
| remission | n. a release from a debt or duty; a lessening of intensity; a diminishing |
| interpose | v. to put between; to insert between parts; to interject during a conversation; to intervene |
| debonair | adj. graceful, charming, and smooth; seemingly carefree |
| blithe | adj. happy; joyful; carefree |
| intrinsic | adj. belonging to a thing by its essential |
