| A | B |
|---|
| conspiracy | secret planning |
| lethal | deadly |
| advocate | one who argues for a cause |
| preposterous | contrary to nature, reason, or common sense |
| manipulate | to operate or control with hands |
| ominous | threatening;foreboding |
| misconstrue | to misinterpret |
| culmination | the peak;climax |
| alleged | to claim or state without proof |
| uncanny | mysterious;strange |
| plaintiff | a person who initiates a lawsuit |
| credentials | written evidence showing that a person has a right to a certain position or authority |
| larceny | theft |
| quorum | the minimum number of members needed at a meeting to make official decisions |
| cumbersome | clumsy |
| prospective | probable |
| morbid | having an abnormal interest in the unwholesome |
| superfluous | more than is needed |
| genial | favorable to growth or human comfort |
| hoax | an act that is intended to fool or decieve |
