| A | B |
|---|
| carbine | a light rifle with a short barrel |
| confirmation | the act of establishing the validity of something |
| disparagement | the act of belittling someone or reducing his self-esteem |
| distillate | a liquid condensed from vapor;a purified form |
| horizon | the intersection of the earth and the sky |
| judicious | having or exhibiting sound judgement |
| lucent | giving off light |
| luxurious | conduclve to pleasure and comfort |
| precipitate | to cause to happen,often suddenly or prematurely |
| prophecy | a prediction of the future |
| semblance | outward appearence which often belies or exaggerater the trith |
| speculation | the act of thinking about possibillities |
| transfigured | altered the outward appearance of |
| visualize | to form a mental image of |
| assaults | violent attacks,either physical or verbal |
| clustered | gathered or grown closly together or in buches |
| contemptuous | showing open disrespect or willful disobedlence |
| crevlces | narrow cracks or openings |
| dignity | polse and self-respect |
| extravangant | giving to lavish or excessive spending |
| hisbiscus | tropical tree or shrub with large,showy,variously-colored flowers |
| perplexed | confused or troubled by uncerenty or doubt |
| rash | charactized by or resulting from ill-considered haste or boldness |
| solemn | deeply serious |
| stalwart | physically and/or morally strong |
| swabbed | used a small piece of absorbent material attached to a stick to clean or apply medicine;mopped |
| understatement | lack of emphasis in wording or expression for effect |
