| A | B |
|---|
| demagogue | leader who uses prejudice to obtain power |
| robust | strong and healthy |
| conjecture | guess |
| cynic | one who believes all are motivated by selfishness |
| expound | to give a detailed statement |
| hypocrisy | to pretend to be something or hold a belief |
| chauvinism | boastful devotion to a belief or country |
| pious | deeply religious |
| deify | to revere or worship as a god |
| digress | to stray or wander from the subject |
| dappled | spotted |
| culpable | deserving blame |
| parable | a story that teaches a lesson |
| cajole | using flattery to gain something |
| perjure | to lie under oath |
| pliant | easily bent or shaped |
| adamant | firm and unyielding |
| refurbish | rejuvenate |
| apathetic | not caring |
| balm | something that soothes or heals |
| parochial | limited in depth |
| foil | opposites |
| scamp | a mischievious child |
| specious | false and misleading |
| prattle | to talk without meaning |
| opaque | light can't pass through |
| abash | ashamed and embarrassed |
| incandescent | shining brilliantly |
| fervent | emotional |
