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