| A | B |
|---|
| depraved | of a pervert; someone who is corrupt; morally bad |
| interpolate | alter, enlarge, or corrupt a book by putting in new words or subject matter; insert between others |
| moot | subject to discussion; debatable; an early English assembly of freemen to administer justice or decide community problems |
| acuity | keenness, as of thought or vision |
| fetish | any thing or activity to which one is irrationally devoted; any object believed by superstitious people to have magical power |
| agnostic | a person who believes that the human mind cannot know whether there is a God or an ultimate cause, or anything beyond material phenomena |
| exigency | urgency; a situation calling for immediate action |
| gregarious | sociable; fond of the company of others; to do with crowd |
| malediction | calling down evil on someone; curse; evil talk about someone |
| periphery | a boundary line; a perimeter; surrounding space; outside surface of a rounded surface |
| meritorious | deserving reward or praise |
| neophyte | any beginner or novice; a new convert |
| unscathed | not hurt; uninjured; unharmed |
| suppliant | asking humbly; entreating |
| raiment | clothing; wearing apparel; attire |
| sacrilege | violating what is sacred; intentional desecration of what is held sacred |
| summarily | condensed; hasty; a general idea but in brief form |
| pertinacious | holding firmly to a belief or purpose; hard to get rid of; persistent |
| tour de force | very skillful creation or production or performance; something that is spectacular |
| redolent | sweet-smelling; fragrant; smelling of the ocean |
