| A | B |
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| derogatory | adj. disparaging; belittling; meant to show an unfavorable opinion |
| convival | adj. fond of eating and drinking with friends; festive; social |
| deign | v. to grant or agree condescendingly to do something; stoop |
| affinity | n. a natural attraction or liking for a person or a thing; a close relationship |
| fastidious | adj. hard to please; easily disgusted; overly dainty |
| oscillate | v. to move back and forth like a pendulum; to vary between two or more opinions, thoughts, or actions; to vacillate |
| audacious | adj. fearlessly daring; bold; insolent; contemptuous of decorum |
| epicure | n. a person who has refined tastes in eating and drinking |
| ingratiate | v. to bring oneself into someone's good graces or favor |
| array | n. an orderly arrangement of persons or objects; splendid dress; v. to set in proper order (especially soldiers); to dress or adorn |
| flay | v. to strip off the skin, as by whipping; to scold or criticize severely |
| felony | n. a crime of such seriousness (such as murder, kidnapping, or burglary) that it is punishable by a severe sentence |
| efficacious | adj. producing the desired effect; effective |
| rationalize | v. to explain in a manner that is false but seems reasonable; to devise self-serving but false reasons; to explain away |
| degenerate | v. to decline in physical, mental, or moral qualities; n. a person having low moral standards; adj. having grown worse or deteriorated |
| imperious | adj. domineering; overbearing; arrogant |
| relent | v. to give in or yield to something; to become less harsh |
| malevolent | adj. wishing harm or evil to others; showing or having ill will toward others; spiteful |
| equestrian | n. a horseback rider; adj. pertaining to horses or the riding of horses |
| bandy | v. to toss back and forth; to exchange; to discuss lightly |
