| A | B |
|---|
| slander | a false statement that damages another person's reputation |
| apocryphal | well-known but probably not true |
| digression | a message that departs from the main subject |
| detect | discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of |
| irate | feeling or showing extreme anger |
| profane | grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred |
| mire | wet spongy earth |
| circumspect | careful to consider potential and possible consequences |
| spherical | relating to a round, three-dimensional closed surface |
| implode | burst inward |
