| A | B |
|---|
| apt | (adj.) suitable, fitting, likely; quick to learn |
| bludgeon | (n.) a short club used as a weapon; (v.) to strike with a heavy club; to use force or strong arguments to gain some point |
| capitulate | (v.) to end resistence, give up, surrender, throw in the towel |
| defile | (v.,trans.) to make unclean or dirty, destroy the purity of; (v.,intrans.) to march in a single line or in columns; (n.) a narrow passage; gorge, canyon |
| dire | (adj.) dreadful, causing fear or suffering; warning of trouble to come; demanding immediate action to avoid disaster |
| encroach | (v.) to advance beyond the usual or proper limits, trespass |
| impunity | (n.) freedom from punishment |
| pertinent | (adj.) related to the matter at hand, to the point |
| predominent | (adj.) the greatest in strength or power; most common |
| recluse | (n.) a person who leads a life shut up or withdrawn from the world |
