| A | B |
|---|
| abhor | fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate |
| assuage | ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease |
| bombastic | pompous; using inflated language; high-sounding but with little meaning |
| castigate | criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to publication |
| censure | expression of strong disapproval or harsh criticism; blame |
| culpable | blameworthy |
| diffuse | spread out widely; scatter freely; pour out and cause to spread freely |
| disillusionment | disenchantment, disappointment |
| eclectic | composed of elements from a variety of sources |
| epiphany | sudden realization |
| fortitude | bravery; force; power to attack or to resist attack |
| ignominy | deep disgrace; shame or dishonor |
| laud | give praise to; glorify; celebrate or honor |
| paradigm | one that serves as a pattern or model; system of assumptions, concepts, values, and practices that constitutes a way of viewing reality |
| parody | work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony; make fun of |
| rectify | set right; correct by calculation or adjustment |
| reprimand | reprove severely, especially in a formal or official way; rebuke formally |
| self-righteous | smug, holier-than-thou |
| steadfast | firmly or constant loyal; fixed or unchanging |
| urbane | showing a high degree of refinement |
