| A | B |
|---|
| aquarium | an enclosure used for fish and other sea creatures |
| aqueduct | a structure that leads water |
| capital | head city; seat of government |
| carnation | a pink or flesh-colored flower |
| circumscribe | to "write around" |
| corpse | a dead body |
| description | "written down"; an adjective gives this |
| maledictions | curses; "bad speech" |
| spectacles | eyeglasses |
| valedictorian | the person who delivers a farewell (usually at a graduation) |
| circumspect | to look around; thoughtful of potential consequences |
| decapitation | taking off the head; beheading |
| chili con carne | chili with meat |
| dictaphone | a machine used for listening to recorded sounds |
| dictator | one who says what is to be written or done; an absolute ruler |
| viaduct | a structure for carrying a road or way across something |
| circumvent | to go around |
| aquacade | an exhibition of different activities done under water |
| recapitulate | to state again; to go over again |
| malady | a bad condition; a sickness |
| reincarnation | to be made flesh again; to be born again |
| prescribe | to advise in writing |
| corporal | of the body |
| retrospect | concerning looking backward in time |
| manuscript | written by hand |
| benediction | to speak well; good wishes; a blessing |
| capitol | the building that houses the heads of government |
| corpus delicti | the main element of a crime (literally, "the body of a crime") |
| malodorous | marked by a bad odor |
| perspective | viewpoint; complete outlook |
| conduct | leading together |
| carnivorous | flesh-eating |
| subaqueous | under the water |
| circumference | line around the circle |
