| A | B |
|---|
| conviction | (noun) a strong opinion or belief |
| diminish | (verb) to make or become smaller or less: reduce or decrease |
| opposition | (noun) the act of opposing: the condition of being in conflict |
| insolent | (adj) disrespectful and rude: impudent |
| refrain | (verb) to hold oneself back |
| compensation | (noun) something given or received as payment or as a balance for a loss |
| peril | (noun) the condition of being in danger or at risk of harm or loss |
| resignation | (noun) acceptance of something that seems inescapable |
| credulity | (noun) the tendency to believe too readily: gullibility |
| intricate | (adj) having a complex structure or pattern: elaborate |
| stipulation | (noun) a specification or demand as a condition of an agreement |
| mosaic | (noun a picture or design made on a surface by fitting together a glass or stain |
| fate | (noun) a final result: an outcome |
| grimace | (noun) a sharp contortion of the face, expressing pain, disgust, or contempt |
| amiable | (adj) friendly: good natured |
| torrent | (noun) a swift-flawing stream |
| talisman | (noun) an object marked with magic signs and believed to give supernatural powers or protection from its bearer |
| virtue | (noun) moral excellence and righteousness: goodness |
| frivolous | (adj) not worthy of serious attention: silly: trivia |
| avaricious | (adj) extremely desirious of money or wealth: greedy |
