| A | B |
|---|
| sophomoric | immature |
| sophist | one who reasons falsely; a teacher of philosophy |
| circumspect | cautious; wary; watchful |
| resonate | to prolong sound by vibration of ambient objects |
| dissonant | inharmonious; off-sounding |
| dissolute | loose in morals or behavior |
| absolve | to release from an obligation; to free from blame |
| consonance | agreeable sound (especially in vowels during speech) |
| specious | appearing genuine but actually not; deceptive |
| conscript | to draft for military service |
| ascribe | to attribute or refer to |
| prescribe | to establish (by writing) a rule |
| proscribe | to forbid; prohibit |
| obstinate | stubborn; standing against |
| stanchion | an upright support or prop |
| verisimilitude | having the appearance of truth |
| semblance | having the appearance of something else |
| dissemble | to hide under false appearance; not represent the whole truth |
| assimilate | to make alike; incorporate; absorb |
| sedulous | diligent; persevering |
