| A | B |
|---|
| adulate | to praise excessively |
| anachronism | something placed in wrong time period |
| base | having low morals or inferior quality |
| bombastic | pompous |
| chimera | imaginary monster; foolish idea |
| demagogue | someone who gains power by arousing an audience's emotions |
| diverge | to branch out; to deviate;to differ |
| empirical | based on observation |
| fatuous | foolish |
| gregarious | outgoing; living in groups or communities |
| malaise | a vague feeling of discomfort or weakness |
| munificent | generous |
| paradox | anything exhibiting a contradictory nature |
| perfidy | treachery |
| salubrious | beneficial to one's health |
| slavish | excessively submissive; showing no independence or originality |
| taciturn | typically silent |
| turbid | confused or disoriented;clouded;opaque |
| vociferous | characterized by loud and persistent shouting |
| wily | sly |
