| A | B |
|---|
| abjure | to abstain from; reject; avoid |
| alleviate | to partially remove; lessen |
| abstruse | difficult to understand; esoteric |
| circumlocution | evasion in speech; the use of too many words in expressing an idea |
| advent | an arrival or coming, often one that is awaited |
| delineate | to describe with detail and precision |
| contravene | to contradict or come into conflict with |
| affinity | a natural attraction or liking |
| convene | to come together |
| accession | the act of coming into a position of honor or power |
| divest | to rid or free; strip |
| adduce | to offer as reason in support of an argument |
| antecedent | coming before; previous |
| collusion | a secret agreement for an illegal purpose |
| delude | to mislead (someone's) mind or judgment; trick, deceive |
| deductive | that is inferred; of or pertaining to a conclusion reached by reasoning |
| annul | to make inoperative |
| conducive | tending to promote |
| circumvent | to defeat by trickery or ingenuity |
| deprecate | to express disapproval of |
