| A | B |
|---|
| Avocation | hobby |
| Excruciatingly | very intensely |
| Subliminally | unconsciously |
| Distort | to twist the truth; give a false impression |
| Compassion | sympathy for other people; pity |
| Mortified | extremely embarrassed or ashamed |
| Philanthropy | charity intended to help a person or a group of people |
| Prevarications | lies |
| Paranoia | a tendency on the part of an individual or group toward excessive or irrational suspiciousness & distrustfulness of others |
| Sanitarium | a health resort |
| Marathon | a task or action that requires endurance |
| Patron | person who provides financial support to artists or writers |
| Subsidize | provide financial aid |
| Antagonistic | hostile; given to arguing or fighting |
| Omens | clues as to what might happen in the future |
| Anxiety | fearful concern or nervousness |
| Noctornal | of the night; active at night |
