| A | B |
|---|
| ethic | standard of behavior; set of moral, personal or cultural values |
| plague | to harass, trouble, vex, troment mentally |
| renege | to back out; not keep one's promise or word |
| procure | to obtain or bring about by effort or a scheme |
| rapport | sympathetic relationship |
| brassy | shamelessly bold; insolent; impudent; |
| murky | unclear; confused; vague |
| guise | outward appearance, aspect or manner |
| skittish | jumpy, easily fightened; unpredictable |
| belated | tardy; delayed; coming too late |
| battery | group of similar objects used together for a common purpose |
| fait accompli | accomplished fact; thing already done |
| stagflation | an economic slowdown when inflation occurs, unemployment rises and business activity declines |
| scuttle | to abandon; withdraw from an undertaking |
| anomaly | abnormality; deviation from the expected; irregularity |
| contravention | violation; opposition |
| feckless | ineffective; irresponsible; incompetent |
| pan- | a combining prefix meaning all, every, universal |
| stanch | to put an end to; stop a flow of blood or resources |
| sui generis | unique; unparralleled; having no equal |
