| A | B |
|---|
| derogation | a lessening or impairment of status |
| attenuate | to weaken in force |
| efflorescence | (figurative) bursting into bloom; the state of growth and development |
| indisputably | in a manner not meant to be questioned; unquestionably |
| respiratory | having to do with breathing |
| circumstance | existing situation or state of affairs |
| undulate | to rise and fall; to form and move like waves |
| prerogative | an exclusive or special right or privilege |
| eradicate | to get rid of completely |
| imputation | an insinuation, accusation, or charge |
| countervailing | to have force or an affect against; oppose with equal force |
| aberrant | deviating (straying, turning aside) from what is right |
| luminescence | an emission of light that occurs at temperatures below incandescence |
| eludicate | (figuratively) shed light on, make clear, or explain |
| putatively | supposedly; reputedly |
| ignominious | shameful, disgraceful, dishonourable, humiliating |
| consonance | agreement, accord, accordance |
| excogitation | the result of devising or contriving; contrivance |
| ignoble | of humble birth (as opposed to noble birth) |
| senescent | growing old; beginning to show age |
