| A | B |
|---|
| authorize | to give power or authority to |
| culprit | a person who has committed a crime |
| dawdle | to waste time |
| dissect | to cut apart in preparation for scientific study |
| expend | to pay out, spend |
| fatality | an event resulting in death |
| gullible | innocent, overtrusting |
| illicit | not permitted, unlawful, improper |
| immerse | to plunge or dip into a fluid |
| inflammatory | causing excitement or anger |
| memorandum | a note to aid one's memory |
| pathetic | marked by strong emotion, especially pity and sorrow |
| persevere | to keep doing something in spite of difficulties |
| prevaricate | to lie, tell an untruth |
| quash | to crush, put down completely |
| relish | to enjoy greatly |
| reminisce | to recall one's past thoughts, feelings, or experiences |
| scour | to clean or polish by hard rubbing |
| tribute | something done or given to show thanks or respect |
| writhe | to make twisting or turning movements in a way that suggests pain |
