| A | B |
|---|
| ameliorate | to make something better |
| banal | overused or common |
| bibliophile | one who loves or collects books |
| culprit | person responsible for an unlawful or unallowable act |
| discomfort | physical or mental pain or distress |
| exhume | to remove from the ground something that was buried |
| fray | to tear or cut or pull the edges of a cloth or rope |
| granule | a small particle |
| habitual | done by custom or habit |
| horde | a large group or crowd |
| inundate | to overwhelm |
| jovial | cheerful and joyous |
| kind-hearted | having a kind or gentle disposition |
| loathe | to hate or despise |
| monomania | an obsession with a single thing or idea |
| nefarious | exceedingly or undeniably evil |
| outrage | an action that is outlandishly offensive or vicious |
| philosophize | to express an attitude or moral position |
| purloin | to steal |
| resilience | the ability to quickly or easily recover or regain a former state |
| suffrage | the legal right to vote |
| tremulous | unsteady and shaking |
| unison | a state of acting together as one |
| voluble | easily and readily speaking |
| zenith | a peak of achievement |
