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