| A | B |
| aghast | filled with amazement or disgust |
| ample | more than enough, plenty |
| apparition | a ghostly figure |
| assert | to declare as the truth |
| cower | to shrink in fear or shame |
| disdain | to look upon with scorn |
| epitaph | a statement written on a tomb |
| ethical | having to do with right and wrong |
| facetious | not meant seriously |
| inaudible | unable to be heard |
| indiscriminate | without control |
| intrigue | crafty dealings, to carry out plots |
| jurisdiction | an area of control |
| plausible | reasonable or fair |
| plebeian | common, belonging to the lower class |
| prodigal | wastefully extravagant |
| proiximity | closeness |
| pulverize | to grind into a powder or dust |
| sequel | a result, that which follows |
| volatile | highly changeable, explosive |