| A | B |
|---|
| oligarchy | government by a few |
| omnipotent | all-powerful |
| orthography | study of correct spelling |
| oxidize | combine with oxygen |
| parabola | a plane curve |
| paradigm | a pattern or model |
| parameter | a boundary |
| pecuniary | relating to money |
| photosynthesis | plant process |
| plagiarize | to pass off as one's own |
| plasma | the fluid portion of blood |
| polymer | a synthetic compound |
| precipitous | extremely steep |
| quasar | celestial object |
| quotidian | commonplace or ordinary |
| recapitulate | to repeat in concise form |
| reciprocal | owed in return |
| reparation | making amends for a wrong |
| respiration | breathing |
| sanguine | cheerfully optimistic |
| soliloquy | a character's lone stage discourse |
| subjugate | conquer |
| suffragist | advocate of voting rights |
| supercilious | showing haughty disdain |
| tautology | redundancy |
| taxonomy | relationship classification of organisms |
| tectonic | related to construction or building |
| tempestuous | tumultuous/stormy |
| thermodynamics | study of heat energy |
| totalitarian | government with one absolute power |
| unctuous | characterized by insincere earnestness |
| usurp | to take over without rights |
| vacuous | lacking intelligence |
| vehement | fervid |
| vortex | center of attention |
| winnow | sift |
| wrought | put together/created |
| xenophobe | person afraid of anything foreign |
| yeoman | lesser official in a royal household |
| ziggurat | ancient terraced pyramid |
