| A | B |
| blantant | very ovbious, often offentively so |
| blight | soemthing that weakens, damgaes, or destroys |
| contrive | to plan cleverly; think up |
| garble | to mix up or confuse (as a story or message);scramble |
| gaunt | thin and bony |
| gloat | to feel or express delight or self-satisfaction, often spitefully |
| immaculate | perfectly clean |
| plagiarism | using someone else's writing or ideas as one's own |
| qualm | an uneasy feeling about how right or proper a particular action is |
| retaliate | to return an injury for an injury; pay back |