| A | B |
|---|
| begrudge | to resent |
| conflagration | a great fire |
| diversity | variety |
| epithet | a word or phrase characteristically used to describe a person or thing |
| futility | useless act or gesture |
| iniquity | great injustice: wickedness |
| irrelevant | not applicable; unrelated |
| juxtapose | to place side by side |
| lackluster | dull |
| menial | suitable for servants |
| moribund | at the point of death |
| overt | open to view |
| pacifist | one opposed to force; antimilitarist |
| predecessor | former occupant of a post |
| predilection | partiality; preference |
| proliferation | rapid growth; spread; multiplication |
| sagacious | keen;shrewd; having insight |
| trepidation | fear; trembling agtitation |
| unkempt | disheveled; with uncared-for appearance |
| vociferous | clamorous; noisy |
