| A | B |
|---|
| cloister | a place or state of seclusion |
| flout | to treat with disdain, scorn, or contempt; scoff at; mock |
| expunge | to strike or blot out; erase; obliterate |
| halcyon | calm; peaceful; tranquil |
| status quo | the existing state or condition |
| abate | to reduce in amount, degree, intensity, etc.; lessen; diminish |
| banal | devoid of freshness or originality; hackneyed; trite |
| mundane | common; ordinary; banal |
| recompense | to make compensation for something; repay someone |
| insurgent | a person who rises in forcible opposition to lawful authority; rebel |
| provoke | to anger, enrage, exasperate, or vex |
| vengeful | characterized by or showing a vindictive spirit |
