| A | B |
|---|
| conjured | summoned by oath or spell |
| faction | small group, usually contentious, within a larger group |
| abominations | things that elicit great dislike or abhorrence |
| inert | unable to move or act |
| hypocrites | people who say they believe one way, but whose actions show they believe another |
| partisan | militant supporter of a party, faction, cause, or idea |
| calumny | false statements knowingly made to injure someone |
| prodigious | extraordinary; marvelous |
| quail | to lose courage; fail; give way |
| anarchy | political confusion and disorder |
| ascertain | find out; detect |
| diabolism | witchcraft; sorcery |
| bemused | confused |
| antagonists | adversaries; opponents |
| propitiation | appeasement |
| licentious | having no regard for accepted rules or standards |
| evade | escape or avoid by cleverness or deceit |
| ecstatic | in a state of exalted delight |
| condemnation | severe reproof; strong censure |
| fraud | deliberate deception for unfair or unlawful gains |
| pallor | extreme paleness |
| perplexed | bewildered; puzzled; confused |
| indignant | filled with anger aroused by something unjust or unworthy |
| avidly | enthusiastically |
| sarcastical | expressing mocking or contemptuous remarks |
| base | having low moral standards; contemptible; inferior |
