| A | B |
| harbinger | to announce to indicate what will follow; a forerunner; a herald |
| emanate | to issue from; to originate from |
| demagogue | a leader who stirs up people by appealing to their emotions |
| prevaricate | to evade the truth |
| detriment | damage; harm; injury |
| obnoxious | very disagreeable; highly offensive; hateful |
| chastise | to punish; to criticize severely; to scold |
| irrevocable | not capable of being recalled or withdrawn |
| deplore | to feel very sorry about; to regret deeply; to lament |
| intercede | to plead on another's behalf; to act as a mediator in a dispute |