| A | B |
|---|
| inaugurate | begin or introduce |
| maudlin | self-pitying or tearfully sentimental |
| laconic | using very few words |
| rebut | claim or prove that something is false |
| animosity | hostility |
| incorrigible | not able to be corrected, improved, or reformed |
| furtive | secret or stealthy |
| depravity | moral corruption |
| recalcitrant | having an obstinately uncooperative attitude toward authority |
| exalt | hold someone or something in very high regard |
| divest | deprive of power |
| mellifluous | sweet or musical |
| sentient | able to feel or perceive things |
| surrogate | substitute |
| solace | comfort in a time of stress |
| perquisite | a thing regarded as a special privilege or right |
| quibble | argue or raise objections about a trivial matter |
| subversive | ruinous, destructive |
| stymie | prevent |
| curtail | restrict, shorten, or reduce |
