| A | B |
| animosity | hostility |
| berate | scold angrily |
| chagrin | embarassment |
| compulsory | mandatory |
| desiccate | remove or lose moisture |
| feral | wild or ferocious |
| filament | slender strand or wire |
| gratification | enjoyment; a feeling of pleasure |
| infallible | never failing |
| influx | a large inflow |
| luminous | radiant; shedding light |
| presage | a sign or warning of a future event |
| pyre | pile of burning material |
| raze | completely destroy a place |
| resolve | (v) to make a decision; (n) determination |
| sanguine | cheerfully optimistic; bloodthirsty |
| sinuous | devious; graceful in curving movements |
| stagnant | still and unmoving |
| vortex | a whirling mass that draws everything toward its center |
| FLU/FLUC/FLUX | FLOW |
| SANG | BLOOD |
| LUC/LUM | LIGHT; CLEAR |
| GRAT | THANK; FAVOR; PLEASE; AGREE; FREE (ADJ) |
| ANIM | MIND; WILL; SPIRIT; LIFE |
| SOLV/SOLU | LOOSEN; FREE (V); RELEASE |