| A | B |
|---|
| abyss | bottomless hole, a vast expanse or depth |
| adamant | inflexible, immovable, obstinate |
| autocrat | a person with unlimited influence and authority (usually a negative word) |
| baseness | the quality of lacking higher values |
| begrudge | to give reluctantly, to envy a possession or one's enjoyment |
| beguile | to deceive, to mislead, to persuade with charm |
| reproach | to blame for something; a disgrace |
| blasphemous | irreverent, profane |
| calamity | a serious event causing distress or misfortune |
| contempt | scorn, extreme dislike or disdain |
| confound | to cause one to become confused |
| corroborate | to confirm |
| defamation | act of harming or ruining another's reputation |
| rescind | to cancel |
| bemuse | to confuse or to bewilder |
| dissemble | to disguise, to pretend |
| dogmatic | strongly opinionated in an unwarranted manner |
| ecstasy | extreme happiness |
| exalt | to glorify, to praise, to raise in rank |
| formidable | menacing, causing fear or awe |
| heretical | contrary to church doctrine or accepted beliefs or standards |
| sectarian | a member of a sect that is a faction with extreme beliefs |
| hypocrite | one who is insincere or deceitful |
| indigenous | native to a certain area |
| indignation | anger as a result of something unjust |
| innate | existing from birth, inborn |
| licentious | lacking moral or sexual restraint, wanton |
| malevolance | ill will or evil intentions |
| sublime | exalted, noble, uplifting |
| malign | to utter injuriously misleading reports about |
| methodical | proceeding in a regular or systematic order |
| pallor | extreme paleness usually relating to the face |
| orthodox | conforming to established standards, conventional |
| partisan | one who exhibits extreme or possibly blind allegiance to a group or cause |
| prudent | wise and careful about practical matters |
| vindictive | revengeful, spiteful |
| wily | cunning, crafty |
| puritan | a member of a 16th and 17th century Protestant group in England and New England opposing as unscriptural the ceremonial worship and the prelacy of the Church of England |
| crucible | a severe test |
| hysteria | behavior exhibiting overwhelming or unmanageable fear or emotional excess |
