| A | B |
| abridge | to shorten |
| adherent | a supporter, a fan; attached, sticking to |
| altercation | an angry argument |
| cherubic | resembling an angel; sweet, innocent |
| condone | to pardon or overlook as unacceptable |
| dissent | to disagree; a disagreement |
| eminent | famous; standing out, noticeable |
| exorcise | to drive out by magic; to get rid of something troublesome |
| fabricate | to manufacture; to make up or invent |
| irate | very angry |
| marauder | a raider or plunderer |
| obesity | extreme heaviness |
| pauper | an extremely poor person |
| pilfer | to steal in small quantities |
| rift | a split, break, breach |
| semblance | a similarity, a likeness; an outward appearance |
| surmount | to rise above, to overcome |
| terminate | to end |
| trite | overused, stale; very common |
| usurp | to take a position without right |