| A | B |
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| venerable | adj. - seserving to be honored; made sacred by association |
| progenitor | n. - a direct ancestor; orginator, precursor |
| evanescent | adj. - tending to vanish like a vapor |
| polemical | adj. - the practice of debate |
| esoteric | adj. - designed for only by the specially initiated; secret, private |
| heterodox | adj. - differing from an acknowledged standard; holding unorthodox opinions |
| iniquity | n. - a wicked act; wickedness |
| ignominy | n. - state of having lost all claim to a good opinion of one's peers |
| edifice | n. - a large building |
| autumnal | adj. - fall-like |
