| A | B |
| Predilection | an already existing liking |
| Parochial | narrow; limited |
| ingratiating | having a quality that brings oneself into favor |
| dissembling | pretense |
| subservient | submissive |
| calumny | false accusation; slander |
| inferentially | determined by reasoning from something known or assumed |
| inculcation | teaching by repetition and insistent urging |
| propitiation | appeasement or conciliation |
| licentious | disregarding accepted rules |