| A | B |
| admonish | to advise against something |
| caustic | biting, stinging |
| remorse | a deep feeling of sorrow or guilt over a wrong one has done |
| pragmatic | practical; opinionated |
| innocuous | harmless |
| contiguous | side by side; adjoining |
| copious | abundant |
| rescind | to cancel; to repeal; to set aside |
| stoic | indifferent to; unaffected by pleasure or pain; impassive |
| imminent | about to occur |
| dismantle | to take apart; to pull down |
| acquiesce | to give consent by keeping silent |
| affinity | natural attraction to a person or liking for a thing; relation |
| altruistic | thoughtful of the welfare of others |
| stagnate | to lie inactive; to fail to progress or develop |
| flagrant | outrageous; glaringly offensive |
| vacillate | to waver; to totter; to fluctuate; to sway unsteadily |
| acclaim | loud applause; approval |