| A | B |
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| catharsis | an emotional or psychological cleansing that brings relief or renewal |
| alleviate | to make less sever; to relieve, to lessen |
| domain | a territory over which one rules, has influence or powers |
| candor | truthfulness, sincere honesty |
| aftermath | events following some occurrence; a consequence of |
| affinity | a natural attraction; kinship; similarity |
| inveigle | to tempt or persuade by using deception or flattery |
| demagogue | a leader who obtains power by appealing to the emotions and prejudices of the people |
| bizarre | extremely unconventinal or far-fetched |
| lax | careless, negligent; not tense, slack |
| circa | about; at an estimated historical time period |
| pied | multi-colored, especially of more than one color in patches |
| herbicide | a substance used to destroy plants, especially weeds |
| melancholy | depression of spirits, gloomy, weary |
| anterior | situated in front |
| embellish | to beautify by adding ornaments; to add fanciful or fictitious details to |
| petulant | ill humor, irritable, cranky |
| assuage | to soothe; to make less severe; to satisfy, ease, lessen |
| castigate | to criticize harshly, usually with the intention of correcting wrongdoing |
| wrest | pull away, take by violence |
