| A | B |
|---|
| authorize | order, entitle, empower, approve, permit |
| culprit | lawbreaker, wrongdoer, offender, criminal |
| dawdle | delay, loiter, idle, waste, dillydally |
| dissect | examine |
| expend | utilize, consume, use, spend |
| fatality | death, casualty,mortality |
| gullible | trusting, fooled, tricked, cheated, innocent, naive |
| illicit | illegal, unauthorized, forbidden |
| immerse | plunge, dunk, engross |
| inflammatory | provoking, incendiary, provocative, angers |
| memorandum | note, reminder, memo |
| pathetic | pitiable, moving, distressing |
| persevere | plug away, pursue, stick to it |
| prevaricate | fib, lie, stretch the truth |
| quash | suppress, crush |
| relish | enjoy, delight in |
| reminisce | remember, recollect |
| scour | scrub, search, comb |
| tribute | praise, honor, recognition |
| writhe | twist, squirm, thrash, struggle |
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