| A | B |
|---|
| Mitigate | to make less sever |
| Equivical | ambiguous, intentionally vague |
| Farcical | absurd; rediclously |
| Penchant | strong liking |
| Affliction | anything causing great suffering |
| Mendicant | beggar |
| Cache | a concealed store of goods |
| Admonish | to warn or caution in councsel |
| Pedagogue | school teacher |
| Aloof | reserved or distant |
| Bias | a prejudice view or preference |
| Pariah | social outcast |
| Rudimentary | basic, not refined |
| Allocate | to distribute or allot |
| Progeny | offspring or children |
| Faux | artificial |
| Subversive | in opposition to authority |
| Pinnacle | peak or climax |
| Conducive | tending to cause or bring about |
| Stricture | restraint or limit |
| Acumen | ability to discern; shrewdness |
| Negligible | of little importance; insignificant |
| Impass | a problem with no obvious resolution |
| Renege | to break a promise |
| Fortitude | strength in adversity |
| Confute | to argue or point out error |
| Purport | to claim |
| Tribulation | difficult experience |
