A. aggravate : contemptuous
B. endorse : esteemed
C. extenuate : guilty
D. compliment : impressed
E. rationalize : modest

COWARD : CRAVEN ::

A. liar : facetious
B. dupe : gullible
C. commentator : caustic
D. judge : impartial
E. criminal : hostile

RENOUNCE : PLEDGE ::

A. exculpate : victim
B. desecrate : shrine
C. recriminate : hero
D. redeem : honor
E. rescind : order

REQUEST : COMMAND ::

A. propose : stipulate
B. enlist : support
C. relegate : consign
D. volunteer : accept
E. select : reject

BLANDISHMENT : COAX ::

A. medal : honor
B. budget : save
C. diary : reminisce
D. concert : play
E. plea : threaten

EXORBITANT : MODERATION ::

A. dispassionate : equanimity
B. macabre : interest
C. perfidious : loyalty
D. brilliant : gullibility
E. lavish : extravagance

FERTILIZE : GROW ::

A. immunize : resist
B. nourish : enrich
C. heat : burn
D. graft : multiply
E. prune : dwarf

PERFUNCTORILY : INSPIRATION ::

A. insolently : veneration
B. ardently : passion
C. phlegmatically : composure
D. surreptitiously : obsession
E. haltingly : reluctance

RELEVANT : CRUCIAL ::

A. marginal : unique
B. perceptible : obvious
C. apparent : real
D. peripheral : central
E. possible : desirable

CANVAS : PAINTER ::

A. leather : shoe
B. brush : palette
C. chisel : wood
D. marble : sculptor
E. hammer : carpenter