| A | B |
|---|
| reprisal | an act or instance of retaliation |
| assuage | to make milder or less severe; relieve; ease; mitigate |
| contrite | filled with a sense of guilt and the desire for atonement; penitent |
| patina | a surface calcification of implements, usually indicating great age |
| desecrate | to divert from a sacred to a profane use or purpose |
| abrasive | any material or substance used for grinding, polishing, etc., as emery, pumice, or sandpaper |
| relic | something kept in remembrance; souvenir; memento |
| flaunt | to ignore or treat with disdain |
| exotic | of foreign origin or character; not native; introduced from abroad, but not fully naturalized or acclimatized |
| sycophant | a self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite |
| atone | to make amends or reparation, as for an offense or a crime |
| grim | having a harsh, surly, forbidding, or morbid air |
| upstart | to spring up, as to one's feet |
