| A | B |
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| travesty | (n.) a grotesque or grossly inferior imitation; a disguise, especially the clothing of the opposite sex; (v.) to ridicule by imitating in a broad or burlesque fashion |
| surveillance | (n.) a watch kept over a person; careful, close, and disciplined observation |
| meretricious | (adj.) superficially attractive in a showy, cheap, or vulgar way; lacking sincerity; sham, spurious |
| neophyte | (n.) a new convert, beginner, novice |
| sylvan | (adj.) pertaining to or characteristic of forests; living or located in a forest; wooded, woody |
| moot | (adj.) open to discussion and debate, unresolved; (v.) to bring up for discussion; (n.) a hypothetical law case argued by students |
| perspicacity | (n.) keenness in observing and understanding |
| testy | (adj.) easily irritated; characterized by impatience and exasperation |
| plenary | (adj.) complete in all aspects or essentials; absolute; attended by all qualified members |
| motif | (n.) a principal idea or feature; a repeated or dominant figure in design |
| prestigious | (adj.) having a highly favorable reputation, of high standing, commanding respect |
