| A | B |
|---|
| elan | an enthusiastic vigor and liveliness, spirit |
| dissipate | to cause to disappear; to spend foolishly |
| disavow | to deny responsibility for or connection with |
| conducive | tending to promote or assist, helpful |
| expurgate | to remove objectionable passages or words from a written text; to cleanse, purify |
| dispassionate | impartial; calm, free from emotion |
| consternation | dismay, concern |
| dissension | disagreement, sharp difference of opinion |
| bovine | resembling a cow or ox; sluggish, unresponsive |
| acrimonious | stinging, bitter in temper or tone |
| corpulent | fat; having a large, bulky body |
| sub-servient | subordinate in capacity or role serving to promote some end; submissively obedient |
| perfidy | faithlessness, treachery |
| hypothetical | based on an assumption or guess |
| impugn | to call into question; attack as false |
| odium | hatred, contempt; disgrace or infamy resulting from hateful conduct |
| intemperate | immoderate, lacking in self-control; inclement |
| ignoble | mean, low, base |
| squeamish | inclined to nausea; easily shocked or upset |
| susceptible | open to; easily influenced; lacking in resistance |
| gauntlet | an armored or protective glove; a challenge to combat |
| relegate | to place in a lower position; to assign, refer, turn over; to banish |
