| A | B |
|---|
| acquiesce | (verb) to give consent by keeping silent; to accept |
| altercation | (noun) an angry dispute; a noisy quarrel |
| assail | (verb) to attack repeatedly with violent blows, hostile words, or abuse |
| beleaguer | (verb) to surround with troops; besiege |
| brunt | (noun) the main force or violence; the hardest part |
| deprecate | (verb) to express strong disapproval of; to belittle |
| palliate | (verb) to lessen the severetiy without curing; to excuse or make appear less serious |
| phalanx | (noun) any body of troops in close array; a number of people united for a common purpose |
| predecessor | (noun) a person holding a position before another; a thing that came before another |
| redress | (verb) to set right; repair (noun) a setting right; relief |
