| A | B |
|---|
| disabuse | to free from error |
| disabuse | to unfetter from misconception |
| err | to make a mistake |
| err | to violate standards of conduct |
| jest | object of ridicule |
| jest | laughingstock |
| jest | a ludicrous or absurd entity |
| skeptic | one who believes knowledge is uncertain |
| skeptic | one who doubts |
| stoic | one who is not affected by passion |
| stoic | one who does not show emotion |
| dominion | supreme authority |
| dominion | power |
| dominion | controlling influence |
| foresight | anticipation of events to come |
| foresight | care in preparing for the future |
| vain | having no real value |
| vain | marked by futility |
| vain | pointless |
| desolation | utter misery |
| desolation | extreme loneliness |
| admonish | to express disapproval in a gentle manner |
| admonish | to give a friendly warning |
| ravenous | extremely hungry |
| ravenous | voracious |
| ravenous | greedy for satisfaction or gratification |
| loath | unwilling |
| loath | reluctant |
| loath | disinclined |
| loath | hesitant |
| heyday | period of one’s greatest strength and vigor |
| heyday | prime |
| heyday | bloom |
| heedless | not paying close attention |
| heedless | inconsiderate |
| heedless | thoughtless |
| prudence | good judgment |
| prudence | cautiousness |
| prudence | discretion |
| smite | to inflict a heavy blow |
| smite | to strike or attack |
| smite | to kill or severely injure |
| temper | to moderate or soften |
| temper | to tone down |
| temper | to bring to desired consistency |
| suffuse | to fill |
| suffuse | to spread through |
| transient | temporary |
| transient | passing through quickly |
| transient | fleeting |
| upbraiding | stern words of disapproval for an action |
| upbraiding | belittlement |
| upbraiding | derision |
| evanescence | gradual disappearance (especially from sight) |
| evanescence | vanishing |
| reticent | inclined to keep one’s thoughts to oneself |
| reticent | restrained |
| reticent | reserved |
| isthmus | a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas |
| isthmus | part that connects two structures |
| scan | examine systematically |
| scan | investigate thoroughly |
| primogeniture | the firstborn of the children |
| primogeniture | exclusive right of inheritance belonging to the eldest male |
| entail | restrict inheritance to specific type of descendent |
| entail | to limit property inheritance by gender |
