| A | B |
|---|
| abjure | forswear, retract, recant, abstain from |
| acrid | irritating, stinging, bitter, caustic |
| august | stately, dignified, exalted, venerable |
| callous | insensitive, unsympathetic, thick-skinned |
| clandestine | covert, furtive, surreptitious, stealthy |
| compunction | scruple, qualm, misgiving, contrition |
| conflagration | holocaust, wildfire |
| elated | overjoyed, ecstatic, tickled pink |
| indelible | lasting, permanent, unforgettable |
| indulgent | lenient, permissive, tolerant, liberal |
| inveterate | persisting, chronic, dyed-in-the-wool |
| irrelevant | inapplicable, immaterial, beside the point |
| nocturnal | nighttime |
| platitude | cliche, truism, bromide |
| quell | suppress, pacify, squelch, quash, crush |
| quiescent | still, inert, motionless, dormant, tranquil |
| ruminate | ponder, reflect, mull over, muse |
| tacit | unexpressed, unvoiced, understood, implicit |
| tangible | perceptible, actual, evident, palpable |
| trenchant | penetrating, cutting, telling, acute |
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