| A | B |
|---|
| drastic | extreme |
| advocate | to speak or write in favour of |
| cardinal | of prime importance |
| comprehend | to understand |
| legislation | the act of making or enacting laws |
| landscape | a section or expanse of rural scenery |
| compress (n) | a cold or hot cloth applied to a wound |
| plaintiff | the person who complains about an injustice |
| downright | thorough; absolute; out and out |
| compress (v) | force into less space |
| seascape | a section or expanse of water scenery |
| generate | to create |
| bacteria | one-celled organisms |
| partisan | one-sided, belonging to one political party |
| abandon | to leave completely and finally |
| magnify | to make larger |
| marine | connected to the sea or lakes |
| plaintive | expressing sorrow or melancholy |
| display | to show |
| beseech | to beg eagerly |
| enact | to make into an act or statute |
| mellow | soft and rich, as sound, tones, colour or light |
| brood (v) | to think or worry persistently |
| accommodation | lodgings, a place to stay |
| dubious | questionable |
| brood (n) | a breed, species, group or kind |
| prescription | a direction, usually written by a physician to a pharmacist |
| maxim | an expression of a general truth |
| dialogue | conversation between at least two people |
| prominent | standing out so as to be seen easily |
| spurn | to reject |
| anticipate | look forward to |
| inscription | commemorative writing |
| hallowed | revered, holy, venerable |
| monologue | speech by one person |
| fleeting | passing swiftly, vanishing quickly |
| proclaim | to announce |
| pique | to arouse an emotion or provoke to action |
| debtor | a person who is in debt |
| envelop | to completely surround |
| rigid | stiff, unmoving |
| conventional | adhering to the normal way |
| invincible | cannot be harmed |
| creditor | a person or firm to whom money is due |
| assault | an attempt or threat to use violence |
| doctrine | a particular principle, position |
| ample | enough or more than enough |
| acquire | to obtain |
| resources | the material available or needed |
| asunder | into separate parts or pieces |
| disclaim | to reject claims or authority |
| altitude | the height over an object |
| allot | to divide or distribute by share |
| retort | to reply to, usually in a sharp way |
| subordinate | of less importance, secondary |
| subsequent | occuring or coming later or after |
| parasite | an organism that lives on or in an organism of another species |
| submerge | to put or sink below the surface of water |
| boon | something to be thankful for |
| lava | the molten, fluid rock that issues from a volcano |
| presume | to take for granted, assume, or suppose |
| tardy | late; behind time; not on time |
| resume | to take or occupy again |
| taper | to become smaller or thinner toward one end |
| threshold | any place or point of entering or beginning |
| absorb | to suck up or drink in |
| shun | to keep away from |
| larva | the young of any invertebrate animal |
| loom | to appear indistinctly |
| err | to go astray in thought or belief |
| spacious | containing much space |
| abolition | annihilation, eradication, elimination |
| achieve | accomplish, finish |
| acute | severe, painful |
| agitation | tumult, storm; unrest, disquiet |
| beneficial | helpful in the meeting of needs |
| dialect | distinct variety of a language |
| fruitless | useless; unproductive, without results or success |
| justify | to defend or uphold as warranted |
| materially | to an important degree |
| prohibit | to forbid the action |
| ratio | the relation between two similar elements |
| scourge | a cause of affliction or calamity |
| taint | a trace of something bad |
| lunar | of or pertaining to the moon |
| solar | of or pertaining to the sun |
| suspense | a state of mental indecision |
| suspension | temporary stopping or withholding |
