| A | B |
|---|
| conjectures | conclusions drawn with little evidence |
| credible | believable; reasonable |
| deleterious | having a harmful effect; causing injury |
| derided | to insult; to criticize |
| elicited | to draw forth or bring about |
| expounded | to put forward an idea; to explain; to state |
| fabricated | to invent or create, sometimes to deceive |
| fortuitously | lucky; by chance |
| incongruous | incompatible; not harmonious |
| populace | the population of the people; the public |
| ruse | a trick |
