| A | B |
| abridge | to make shorter, to abbreviate, to condense |
| adherent | a supporter; attached or sticking to |
| altercation | an angry argument, a dispute, a fight |
| cherubic | resembling an angel; sweet and innocent |
| condone | to pardon or overlook, to allow |
| dissent | to disagree; a disagreement |
| eminent | famous, outstanding, distinguished |
| exorcise | to drive out by magic; to get rid of deamons |
| fabricate | to make or manufactor; to make up or invent |
| irate | angry |
| marauder | a pirate |
| obesity | excessive fatness |
| pauper | an extremely poor person |
| pilfer | to steal in small quantities |
| rift | a split or break |
| semblance | resemblance, likeness; an apparition |
| surmount | to overcome, rise above |
| terminate | to bring to an end |
| trite | commonplace, stale, overused |
| usurp | to seize illegally or without right |