| A | B |
| perspicacious | having the ability to look through something and understand it; perceptive |
| equanimity | evenness of mind or temper; composure |
| spectrum | a series of colored bands seen when light passes through a prism |
| antiquity | ancient (before) times |
| chronicle | an account of events arranged in order of time |
| malediction | a curse (opposite of benediction) |
| precise | to cut off unneccessary parts beforehand; sharply defined and exact |
| adversary | one turned against another; opponent |
| equate | to represent as equal |
| convert | to turn together to the same belief; to turn from one belief to another |