| A | B |
|---|
| paradigm | something serving as a model or ideal |
| unscathed | unharmed, uninjured, untouched |
| scathing | bitterly severe, caustic |
| iconoclast | one who criticizes established ideas or traditions |
| kindle | to start burning; to spark interest or curiosity |
| elaborate (v) | to spell out specifically, in detail |
| elaborate (adj) | detailed or complex; carefully planned |
| tacit | understood though not spoken; silent |
| assiduous | marked by careful, diligent attention; persistent |
| insidious | dangerous but appealing; slow but steady in effect; subtle; settling in unnoticed (as in "an insidious disease") |
| peripheral | around the edge or periphery; auxilliary; of minor, not central, importance |
| deter | to hinder or prevent from acting; to inhibit, turn aside or discourage |
| propensity | strong natural leaning or preference |
| tenuous | slight and insubstantial; flimsy, weak |
| extenuating | mitigating; reducing in severity or importance |
| discord | lack of agreement or harmony; strife, tension |
| precipitate (v) | to cause to begin in an abrupt manner |
| precipitate (adj) | unwisely fast, impetuous, headlong |
| unethical | lacking moral principles (ethics) |
