| A | B |
|---|
| attrition | sorrow for one's sins |
| edification | the instruction to enlighten or inform |
| ablution | the washing of the body as a religious rite |
| elocution | the art of effective public speaking |
| writhe | to twist in pain |
| pedestrian | commonplace, unimaginative |
| carrion | dead and decaying flesh |
| pinion | to disable by binding the arms |
| kismet | fate |
| ambivalence | uncertainty as to which approach to follow |
| deploy | to spread out, utilize, or arrange especially strategically |
| cavalier | debonair; marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful dismissal of important matters |
| egg | to incite to action |
| mete | to give out by measure; dole |
| nullify | to make of no value or consequence |
| embroil | to throw into disorder or confusion; to involve in conflict or confusion |
| waffle | to vacillate |
| ascribe | to refer to a supposed cause, source, or author |
| enhance | to heighten or to increase especially to increase in value, quality, desirability, or attractiveness |
| impair | to damage or to make worse |
