| A | B |
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| aesthetic | concerned with the study of the mind and emotions in relation to the sense of beauty |
| obscure | not clear to the understanding; hard to perceive |
| ameliorate | to make or become better, more bearable, or more satisfactory; improve |
| exemplify | to show or illustrate by example |
| reticent | reluctant or restrained |
| congenial | agreeable, suitable, or pleasing in nature or character: |
| pragmatic | of or relating to a practical point of view or practical considerations. |
| conspicuous | easily seen or noticed; readily visible or observable |
| hypothetical | assumed by hypothesis; supposed: |
| engender | to produce, cause, or give rise to |
| implement | a device used in the performance of a task |
| fatigue | weariness or exhaustion from labor, exertion, or stress |
| manuscript | written by hand or typed |
| expense | financial burden or outlay |
| harbinger | one that initiates a major change : a person or thing that originates or helps open up a new activity, method, or technology |
| satire | wit, irony, or sarcasm used to expose and discredit vice or folly |
| entreaty | plea |
| splendid | marked by showy magnificence |
| institution | a significant practice, relationship, or organization in a society or culture |
| disbursement | the act of paying out money especially from a fund |
| drama | a story involving conflict or contrast of character, especially one intended to be acted on the stage; a play. |
| incomparability | not comparable; incapable of being compared to each other, as two unlike objects or qualities, or to one or more others. |
| subsidize | to secure the cooperation of by bribery; buy over |
| fastidious | excessively particular, critical, or demanding; hard to please |
| citizens | an inhabitant of a city or town, especially one entitled to its privileges or franchises |
| admonish | to caution, advise, or counsel against something. |
| repulse | to drive back; repel |
| sovereign | a monarch; a king, queen, or other supreme ruler. |
| colonial | of, concerning, or pertaining to a colony or colonies: |
| figurine | a small ornamental figure of pottery, metal, plastic, |
| precursor | one that precedes and indicates the approach of another |
| spoof | deceive, hoax |
| infallible | incapable of error |
| authenticate | to prove or serve to prove to be real, true, or genuine |
| subsidy | a grant or gift of money |
| collaboration | o work with others to some end |
| expenditure | something expended |
| observance | an act or instance of watching |
| to remain firm under suffering or misfortune without yielding | endure |
| plead | entreaty |
