| A | B |
|---|
| anthology | collection of literary works |
| enigma | something unexplained;puzzle |
| laudable | deserving praise |
| avert | turn away to avoid; prevent |
| mirage | illusion;something falsely believed to exist |
| satire | making fun of human vice or folly |
| affluent | wealthyl rich |
| altruistic | unselfish; concerned about welfare of others |
| anachronism | out of proper time period |
| tantamount | equivalent; same meaning |
| figment | something made up; not real |
| regicide | killing of a king |
| dearth | shortage;scarcity |
| euphemistic | using gentle, mild words |
| construed | understood; interpreted |
| genocide | killing of a racial group |
| apparition | ghost;phantom |
| plagiarism | copying without giving credit |
| remiss | careless; negligent in performing one's duty |
| pariah | an outcast; rejected by society |
| nefarious | wicked |
| omnipotent | all powerful |
| omniscient | all knowing |
| procrastinator | one who puts off doing things because of laziness |
| mercenary | concerned primarily with money |
| ostracized | banished from group |
