| A | B |
|---|
| demagogue | a leader who uses prejudice to obtain power |
| robust | strong and healthy |
| conjecture | a guess |
| cynic | one who believes all are motivated by selfishness |
| expound | to give a detailed statement |
| relegate | to move to an inferior position |
| hypocrsiy | to pretend to hold a belief |
| chauvinism | boastful devotion to a country or idea |
| pious | deeply religious |
| deify | to revere or worship |
| digress | to stray or wander from the subject |
| dappled | spotted |
| culpable | deserving blame |
| parable | a story with a lesson |
| cajole | to flatter someone to get what you want |
| perjure | to lie under oath |
| pliant | easily bent or shaped |
| adamant | firm and unyielding |
| refurbish | rejuevnate |
| apathetic | not caring |
| balm | anything that soothes or heals |
| parochial | limited in depth |
| foil | opposites |
| scamp | a mischievous child |
| specious | false and misleading |
| prattle | talk without meaning |
| opaque | light can't pass through |
| abash | embarrassed and ashamed |
| incandescent | shining brilliantly |
| fervent | emotional |
