| A | B |
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| caste | 1.an inherited socioreligious rank Hinduism has traditionally divided its people into four basic castes |
| spar | 1.to make the motions of attack and defense without landing a blow 2.to try to score verbally in an argument 3.a pole used as a mast, yard or boom of a ship |
| ruthless | merciless, cruel |
| savoir-faire | tact and easy assurance in social relationships |
| balk | a hindrance or stumbling block 2.failure of a player to complete a motion, especially:an illegal motion of a pitcher in baseball while in position |
| consistent | marked by harmony, regularity, or stead continuity:free from contradiction |
| echelon | 1.a division of any very big organization 2.each successive element of a fighting unit |
| perplex | to make uncertain about the nature of, or the reason for something difficult to understand |
| apathetic | uninterested, unfeeling, showing apathy |
| crescendo | a gradual increase in, specifically: a gradual increase in the volume of a musical passage |
| reminisce | to recall memories of past events |
| faux | false, fake, imitation, not genuine |
| hauteur | arrogance 2. blatantly and disdainfully proud |
| divine | 1.having the nature of a god 2.superlatively good or beautiful |
| erratic | 1.not fitting into any regular pattern of events or behaviour 2.uneven in quality |
| chauvinism | 1.excessive or blind patriotism 2.undue partiality or attachment to a group or place to which one belongs 3.an attitude of superiority toward members of the opposite sex |
| barb | 1.the part of an arrow, fishhook, bee's sting etc. that points backwards and prevents or hinders removal 2.a biting or pointedly critical remark or comment |
| arbitrary | 1.arrived at without allowing argument or objection 2.resulting from personal inclination entirely 3.prejudiced, not based on reasoned examination |
| harangue | a long and forceful speech made to a gathering of people 2.a ranting speech or writing |
| baffle | 1.to puzzle, perplex 2.a device to direct or control the flow of a fluid or the propagation of light and sound waves |
| poignant | 1.cuasing or marked by feelings of sadness 2.painfully affecting the feelings 3.designed to make an impression |
| complacency | 1.self-satisfaction accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies 2.mild contentment |
| demur | 1.to raise objections or scruples, hesitate, show reluctance 2.an objection or protest |
| pungent | 1.pricking or stinging to the taste or smell 2.words that are sharply biting |
| gradient | 1.the degree of slope of a road or railroad 2.the rate of ascent or descent 3.change in response with distance from the stimulus |
