| A | B |
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| callow (adj) | young and inexperienced; immature |
| contemporary (noun) | a person living during the same period as another |
| contemporary (adj) | existing or occurring at the same time |
| cynical (adj) | doubtful of the sincerity of others' motives; skeptical |
| cynic (noun) | a skeptical person |
| despot (noun) | a ruler with absolute power or tyrannical control over a group of people |
| despotic (adj) | having tyrannical control over others |
| enunciate (verb) | 1. to pronounce clearly; 2. to state or announce |
| impediment (noun) | anything that gets in the way; an obstacle |
| impoverish (verb) | 1. to make poor; 2. to take away |
| indolent (adj) | indulging in ease; avoiding exertion; lazy |
| indolence (noun) | laziness |
| sagacious (adj) | showing sound judgment; wise |
| sagacity (noun) | wisdom |
| secular (adj) | worldly; not connected with a church or religion |
| speculate (verb) | 1. to think about or make guesses; 2. to engage in a risky business venture |
| strife (noun) | conflict or struggle |
| venerate (verb) | to show great respect for |
| voracious (adj) | 1. ravenous; desiring and eating a large amount of food; 2. very eager |
| wane (verb) | to get smaller, dimmer, or wearker; to near an end |
