| A | B |
|---|
| demagogue | a popular leader who stirs people's emotions |
| balk | hinderance; to stubbornly refuse to go on |
| sinuous | having many curves or turns; untrustworthy |
| minion | a servant or follower |
| sham | counterfeit; imitation; fraudulent |
| irascible | easily made angry, with a quick temper |
| charlatan | person who pretends to have expert knowledge or skill |
| withhold | refrain from giving or granting; to hold back |
| sonorous | giving out or having a deep, loud sound |
| faction | groups of (sometimes quarreling) persons in a political party |
| rail | complain bitterly |
| ubiquitous | that is present everywhere at the same time |
| girth | the measure around anything |
| bestow | to give as a gift |
| devious | out of the way; winding; off the right track |
| coterie | close acquaintances who meet socially |
| submit | yield to the power, control, or authority of another |
| viscous | thick like heavy syrup or glue; sticky |
| privation | lack of the comforts or necessities of life |
| seclude | keep apart from |
| massive | forming a large mass |
| timbre | the quality of sound by which a particular voice can be distinguished |
| pilfer | steal in small quantities |
| redolent | having a pleasant smell; giving off odor |
| nostrum | medicine made by the person who sells it; quack medicine |
