| A | B |
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| impassive | (adj) without feeling; not affected by pain |
| languish | (v) to lose animation; to lose strength |
| mandate (n) | an authoritative command, formal order; (v) to issue such an order |
| nepotism | (n) undue favoritism to or excessive patronage of one's relatives or close personal friends |
| obsequious | (adj) marked by slavish attentiveness; excessively submissive, often for purely self-interested reasons |
| paradox | (n) a seemingly contradictory statement |
| rationalize | (v) to give a reasonalbe explanation; to explain or justify on reasonable grounds |
| sage | (adj) wisdom gained through experience (n) one who is considered wise |
| tantamount | (adj) equivalent, having the same meaning, value, or effect; equal to |
| vehemently | (adv) intensely, forcefully, powerfully |
