| A | B |
|---|
| artificial | not genuine: fake |
| belie | misrepresent, to show to be false |
| enslave | to make slave of |
| evanescent | tending to vanish like vapor |
| expedite | to carry out promptly |
| inaugural | marking a beginning- of or related to an inaugural |
| inferior | lower in rank or quality |
| instrument | tool or device for doing work |
| larynx | contains vocal cords |
| literature | the production of written works |
| mercurial | unpredictably changeable |
| microcosm | a miniature world or universe |
| opossum | marsupial mammal of the US |
| predecessor | previous holder of a position |
| recluse | hermit |
| scrabble | scramble, scrape |
| security | safety, freedom from worry |
| shriek | a shrill cry |
| siege | a persistent attack |
| triangle | a plane figure having three sides and three angles |
