| A | B |
|---|
| joust | to fight with lances on horseback |
| infamy | an extreme and publicly known criminal or evil act |
| nepotism | favoritism based on kinship |
| fleece | to strip of money or property by fraud or extortion |
| parry | to evade or turn aside something |
| periphery | the external boundary; an area beyond a boundary |
| entomology | the study of insects |
| ostracize | to exclude from a group by common consent |
| capacious | able to hold or contain more than the average |
| fickle | often changing for no reason; not loyal or consistent |
| marauder | raider, intruder |
| emit | to send or give out; to express, utter; to put in circulation |
| engulf | to surround or enclose completely |
| umbrage | sense of injury or insult; to take offense, displeasure |
| abominate | to loathe; to have extreme hatred for |
| rivet | to fasten two parts together |
| rudimentary | basic, crude, undeveloped; fundamental principles or skills |
| abridge | to shorten; to condense; to diminish; to curtail |
| fester | to generate pus; to become a source of resentment or irritation |
| entomb | to place in a tomb or grave |
