| A | B |
| anarchy | a state of lawlessness or political disorder due to the absence of governmental authority |
| capacious | containing or capable of containing a great deal |
| contemptuously | manifesting, feeling, or expressing contempt |
| culminate | to reach the highest or a climactic or decisive point |
| discern | to come to know or recognize |
| droll | having a humorous, whimsical, or odd quality |
| erratic | having no fixed course |
| enmity | mean deep-seated dislike or ill will |
| fratricide | one that murders or kills his or her own brother or sister |
| guileful | deceitful cunning |
| incongruity | the quality or state of being incongruous (inconsistent) |
| ludicrous | amusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration, or eccentricity |
| parody | a feeble or ridiculous imitation |
| prodigious | huge or powerful |
| querulous | habitually complaining |
| solace | something that comforts |
| surmise | a thought or idea based on scanty evidence : guess |