| A | B |
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| austere | (adj) stern; severe or strict; unadorned; severely simple; grave or somber |
| avarice | (n) a greedy desire, particularly for wealth |
| cynic | (n) one who finds fault; a misanthrope; one who believes that human conduct is motivated whooly by self-interest |
| extricate | (v) to free; to disentangle |
| irreverence | (n) lack of proper respect |
| provoke | (v) to stir to anger; to cause retaliation |
| prudent | (adj) conduction on oneself wisely and judiciously; cautious, circumspect or discreet |
| pungent | (adj) causing a sharp sensation; stinging, biting |
| rife | (adj) common, prevalent, happening often; full, abundant; plentiful |
| ruminate | (v) to meditate, think about at length; to chew the cud |
