| A | B |
| abhor | (v.) to regard with horror or loathing; to hate deeply |
| amend | (v.) to change in a formal way; to change for the better |
| buffet | (v.) to slap or cuff; to strike repeatedly; (n.) a slap, blow |
| chaos | (n.) great confusion, disorder |
| commodious | (adj.) roomy, spacious |
| corrosive | (adj.) eating away gradually; acid-like; bitterly sarcastic |
| discern | (v.) to see clearly, recognize |
| extant | (adj.) still existing; not exterminated, destroyed, or lost |
| implicate | (v.) to involve in; to connect with or be related to |
| inter | (v.) to bury |
| martinet | (n.) a strict disciplinarian; a stickler for the rules |
| obviate | (v.) to anticipate and prevent; to remove, dispose of |
| renegade | (n.) one who leaves a group; a deserter, outlaw; (adj.) traitorous; unconventional |
| reprehensible | (adj.) deserving blame or punishment |
| somber | (adj.) dark, gloomy; depressed or melancholy in spirit |
| squalid | (adj.) filthy, wretched, debased |
| turbulent | (adj.) disorderly, riotous, violent; stormy |
| vociferous | (adj) loud and noisy; compelling attention |
| voluminous | (adj.) of great size; numerous; writing or speaking at great length |
| waive | (v.) to do without; give up |