| A | B |
|---|
| abscond | (v.) to run off and hide |
| access | (n.) approach or admittance (v.) to get at, obtain |
| anarchy | (n.) a lack of government; confusion |
| arduous | (adj.) difficult, requiring much effort |
| auspicious | (adj.) favorable, fortunate |
| biased | (adj.) favoring one side, prejudiced |
| daunt | (v.) to overcome with fear, intimidate |
| disentangle | (v.) to free from complications or tangles |
| fated | (adj.) determined in advance by destiny or fortune |
| hoodwink | (v.) to mislead, trick, deceive |
| inanimate | (adj.) not having life; without energy |
| incinerate | (v.) to burn into ashes |
| intrepid | (adj.) very brave, fearless |
| larceny | (n.) theft |
| pliant | (adj.) bending easily, easily influenced |
| pompous | (adj.) overly self-important in speech and manner |
| precipice | (n.) a very steep cliff, the edge of disaster |
| rectify | (v.) to correct, make right |
| reprieve | (n.) a temporary relief (v.) to grant a postponement |
| revile | (v.) to attack with words, call bad names |
