| A | B |
|---|
| malign | to speak evil of; to defame or slander |
| circumvent | to avoid or go around; to surround & trap by cleverness |
| ethereal | very light & airy; delicate; unearthly; celestial |
| malinger | to pretend to be sick to excape work/duty; to shirk |
| aspersion | a damaging, false remark; slander; a slur |
| prognosis | a forecast; a prediction about the course of a disease & chance or recovery |
| abscond | to run away; to leave suddenly & secretly; to hide |
| ignominy | a public disgrace/dishonor; disgraceful, shameful behavior |
| remonstrate | to object; to protest; to arue against an action |
| adjure | to ask/entreat earnestly; to charge someone under oath or penalty to do something |
