| A | B |
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| ambassador | the highest-ranking person who represents his or her own government while living in another country |
| elite | the most successful or powerful group of people |
| sump | a low part or area where liquid collects when it drains from something |
| cache | a group of things that have been hidden in a secret place |
| anticipatory | Happening, performed, or felt in anticipation of something |
| tomfoolery | playful or silly behavior |
| plurality | a usually large number of things |
| detractors | a person who criticizes something or someone |
| retaliatory | describes an action that is harmful to someone who has done something to harm you |
| render | to cause (someone or something) to be in a specified condition |
| angst | a strong feeling of being worried or nervous |
| obscure | not well known or difficult to understand |
| tributaries | streams that flows into a larger stream or river or into a lake |
| juke | to make a false movement in order to deceive |
| relinquish | to give up something to another person |
