| A | B |
| callow | adj: young and inexperienced; immature |
| contemporary (n) | n: a person living during the same period as another |
| contemporary (adj) | existing or occurring at the same time |
| cynical | adj: doubtful of the sincerity of others' motives; skeptical |
| despot | n: a ruler with absolute power or tyrannical control over a group of people |
| enunciate | v: to pronounce clearly; to state; to announce |
| impediment | n: anything that gets in the way; an obstacle |
| impoverish | v: to make poor; to take away |
| indolent | adj: indulging in ease; avoiding exertion; lazy |
| sagacious | adj: showing sound judgment; wise |
| secular | adj: worldly; not connected with a church or religion |
| speculate | v: to think about or make guesses; to engage in a risky business venture |
| strife | n: conflict or struggle |
| venerate | v: to show great respect for |
| voracious | adj: ravenous; desiring and eating a large amount of food; greatly eager |
| wane | v: to get smaller, dimmer, or weaker; to near an end |