| A | B |
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| adamant | Impervious to pleas, appeals, or reason; stubbornly unyielding |
| affectation | a mannerism or habit that is assumed rather than natural, especially to impress others; behavior characterized by such mannerisms or habits; artificially |
| affinity | a natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; an inherent similarity between persons or things |
| allay | to calm or pacify; set to rest |
| amelioration | the act or process of improving something or the state of being improved |
| amenable | responsible to higher authority; accountable 2)susceptible or open, as to testing or criticism |
| amoral | not admitting of moral distinctions or judgments; neither moral nor immoral |
| assuage | to make (something burdensome or painful) less intense or severe |
| bauble | a small, showy ornament of little value; a trinket |
| beguile | to deceive by guile; delude 2)To distract the attention of; divert |
| beset | to attack from all sides. 2) to trouble persistently; harass |
| bulwark | a wall or embankment raised as a defensive fortification; a rampart. 2) Something serving as a defense or safeguard |
