| A | B |
| abhor | (v) to regard with horror or loathing; to hate deeply |
| amend | (v) to change in a formal way; to change for the better |
| buffet | (v) to slap or cuff; to strike repeatedly (n) a slap, blow |
| chaos | (n) great confusion, disorder |
| commodious | (adj) roomy, spacious |
| corrosive | (adj) eating away gradually, acidlike; bitterly sarcastic |
| discern | (v) to see clearly, recognize |
| extant | (adj) still existing; not exterminated, destroyed, or lost |
| implicate | (v) to involve in; to connect with or be related to |
| inter | (v) to bury, commit to the earth |
| martinet | (n) a strict disciplinarian, a stickler for the rules |
| obviate | (v) to anticipate and prevent |
| renegade | (n)one who leaves a group; deserter (adj) traitorous, unconventional |
| reprehensible | (adj) deserving blame or punishment |
| somber | (adj) dark, gloomy; depressed or melancholy in spirit |
| squalid | (adj) filthy, wretched |
| turbulent | (adj) disorderly, riotous, violent; stormy |
| vociferous | (adj) loud and noisy; compelling attention |
| voluminous | (adj) of great size; numerous; writing or speaking at great length |
| waive | (v) to do without, give up voluntarily; to put off temporarily, defer |