| A | B |
| ballistics | study of flight characterisitics of projectiles |
| cacophony | a harsh discrodant mix of sounds |
| centrifuge | machine with rapidly rotating container used to separate liquids from solids |
| conjure | to call to the mind |
| condemnation | severe reproof; to get yelled at |
| dictum | formal punishment from an authority |
| exploit | to show something off |
| feign | to fake or pretend an injury or feeling |
| marionette | a puppet worked by strings |
| mausoleum | building used to house a tomb |
| melancholy | sadness or depression of spirits |
| olfactory | relating to the sense of smell |
| phoenix | mythological creature that can die in fire then rise again from the ashes |
| proboscis | elongated sucking organ from an insect |
| quibble | to argue over nothing |
| ravenous | to be extremely hungry; starving |
| refract | deflected ray of light off of glass or water |
| stolid | unemotional; serious |
| subconscious | part of the mind in which we are not fully aware |
| trajectory | path of an object moving through the air |