| A | B |
| conspiracy | a secret planning (usually unlawful or harmful); a plot or secret plan |
| lethal | deadly; causing or capable of causing death |
| advocate | one who argues for a cause; a defender; to support; recommend |
| preposterous | contrary to nature, reason, or common sense; absurd; foolish; ridiculous |
| manipulate | to operate or control with the hands; to handle; to control or influence dishonestly, unfairly, or shrewdly; to trick |
| ominous | threatening; foreboding; sinister |
| misconstrue | to misinterpret; misunderstand |
| culmination | the peak; the highest point; the climax; the end result |
| alleged | claimed or stated without proof; unproven; questionable; so-called |
| uncanny | mysterious; strange; weird |