| A | B |
|---|
| solemnly | seriously; deeply earnest |
| impending | about to take place |
| pension | sum or money paid as retirement benefit |
| unanimously | in complete agreement |
| lurking | exist concealed or unsuspected |
| shrewd | astute;clever |
| subordinate | less important |
| obstinate | stubbornly inflexible |
| irrepressible | impossible to control or restrain |
| barbaric | uncivilized |
| emboldened | encouraged; made brave |
| conciliatory | peace-making |
| posthumously | after one's death |
| pretext | excuse |
| crucial | critical; of supreme importance |
| controversies | disputes |
| contemptuously | scornfully |
| implicit | implied, rather than stated |
| explicit | fully and clearly expressed |
| apathy | lack of interest or emotion |
| Countenance | facial expression |
| Perpetually | continually |
| Infer | to derive by reasoning; to guess |
| Vigilant | keenly alert to |
| Falter | waiver in confidence; hesitate |
| internment | being forced to stay in a place |
| guileless | honest; straightforward |
| turbulent | violent |
| inevitable | unavoidable |
| edicts | rules proclaimed by an authority |
| imperiously | haughtily |
| dispersing | going away in different directions |
| capitulate | surrender on certain conditions |
| rescinded | canceled |
| volition | decision or choice |
| Metaphor | comparison of two things |
| Simile | comparison of two things using like or as |
| Hyperbole | exaggeration |
| Allegory | story with symbols/representation |
| Personification | objects take on human qualities |
| Allusion | reference to literary work, person or event |
| Satire | humorous writing/speech to point out error |
