| A | B |
| abdicate | to give up high office |
| assume | to take for granted, to occupy, to pretend to have |
| bungle | to do something badly |
| dominate | to rule or control. to rise above |
| former | coming before in time, first of two mentioned |
| guardian | one who protects, one who has legal care of another |
| hoist | to lift or raise, something used to lift |
| intercept | to stop something on its way |
| jubilee | anniversary celebration-especially 50th |
| kin | related by birth or marriage |
| pardon | to forgive, to free from punishment |
| proclaim | to make known, to announce |
| provoke | to annoy or make angry |
| reign | to rule as queen or king, time of ruling, to be widespread |
| riot | public disorder, violence, disordered quantity. to participate in violence |