| A | B |
|---|
| bolster | to strengthen |
| breach | to breack or violate |
| discount | to disregard or doubt |
| biased | one-sided |
| resolute | determined |
| profound | having depth or insight |
| proponent | an advocate |
| subsequent | following in order or time |
| nomadic | wandering from place to place |
| skeptic | a non-believer |
| garish | excessivly decorated |
| assess | to evaluate |
| glean | to collect or gather |
| bonafide | real;genuine;authentic |
| reprieve | a period of temporary relief from pain or discomfort |
| pungent | sharp and biting |
| cajole | to coax |
| appease | to satisfy |
| dilapidated | worn down |
| lumber | to walk or move heavily and clumsily |
| rear | to raise |
| evoke | to call forth |
| latter | being the second oftwo persons or things mentioned |
| conviction | a strong belief |
| intently | with much attention, focus, and intrest |
| gait | the way in which an animal or a human walks or runs |
| customary | establishedby custom |
| insular | insolated |
| rampant | growing without any check or control |
| ubiquitous | existing everywhere at the same time |
| trifiling | or little importance or value |
| missonary | a person sent to do religous or charitable work in a forign land |
| anticipate | to expect |
| bewildering | confusing; puzziling |
| rivit | to fix rigidly in one place |
| throng | a large group of people or things crowded together |
| reprove | to scold |
| scrutinize | to examine carefully |
| relevant | having to do with the matter at hand |
| milieu | enviornment or surrondings |
| condem | to express strong disapproval of |
| assimilate | to tkae in the cultral or social tradtions of a group |
| deliberate | intentional |
| alliance | a formal union between two countries or organizations |
| prominent | well-known |
| autonomy | independence |
| exile | forced remole from one's country |
| fraud | a deliberate deception |
| torment | a condition of great pain |
| poignant | affecting the emotions; touching |
| hostility | unfriendliness |
| relish | to enjoy |
| evade | to escape or avoid |
| prod | to jab or poke something |
| relentless | without pity |
| grueling | exhausting |
| domain | a territory controlled or ruled by one leader or government |
| exceed | to be greater than |
| martyr | one who chooses to die for the sake of a cause or principle |
| remnant | a small part left over |
| deity | god or goddess |
| paucity | a small amount |
| demise | the end or destruction |
| speculate | to guess |
| integral | necessary to make complete |
| dexterity | skill in using the hands or body |
| taint | to spoil, corrupt, or contaminate |
| retain | to keep |
| adhere | to remain firmly attached |
| acquire | to obtain, to get |
| surge | a swelling, to rise and fall, to move like a wave |
| ravage | to destroy or damage greatly |
| retaliate | to fight back |
| infamous | having a very bad reputation |
| conjure | to call up, to make appear as if by magic |
| expanse | a large, open space |
| melee | a fight |
| feeble | weak |
| prevaricate | to lie |
| incite | to urge on or stir up, to cause |
