| A | B |
|---|
| acquainted | made familiar with |
| acquiescence | passive agreement |
| allegedly | supposedly; believed to be so but not yet proven |
| ascertaining | finding out |
| condescended | bring one's self down to an inferior level |
| dispelled | to have done away with |
| eccentric | departing from the established norm |
| extract | to forcibly pull out |
| hypocrites | people who say they believe one thing but actually believe (and act) like they believe another |
| inconspicuous | not really noticeable |
| indigenous | native |
| infallible | unfailing; always correct |
| irrelevant | not applicable; having nothing to do with the matter at hand |
| malevolent | having ill-will |
| malignant | actively evil in nature |
| perplexity | the condition of being puzzled |
| prejudice | preconceived preference or idea; bias |
| subtlety | something not obvious |
| teetered | swayed back and forth unsteadily in a seesaw motion |
| tyranny | extreme harshness; rigor |
