| A | B |
|---|
| carnivorous | meat-eating or flesh-eating |
| herbivorous | plant-eating |
| omnivorous | feeding on both animals and plants; intensely interested in everything |
| voracious | having a huge appetite; very eager |
| carnage | great destruction of life (as in battle); slaughter |
| carnal | having to do with bodily pleasures |
| carnival | a season of merrymaking just before Lent; a traveling group that presents a variety of amusements |
| incarnation | a particular physical form or version of something; a person showing a trait to a marked degree |
| credence | mental acceptance of something as true or real; belief |
| creditable | worthy of praise |
| credulity | readiness and willingness to believe on the basis of little evidence |
| creed | a statement of the basic beliefs of a religion; a set of guiding principles or beliefs |
| affidavit | a sworn statement made in writing |
| diffident | lacking confidence, timid; cautious or unassertive |
| fiduciary | having to do with a confidence or a trust; held in trust for another |
| perfidy | faithlessness, disloyalty, or treachery |
| concurrent | happening or operating at the same time |
| cursory | hastily and often carelessly done |
| discursive | passing from one topic to another |
| precursor | one that goes before and indicates the coming of another |
| expedient | suitable for bringing about a desired result, often without regard for what is fair or right |
| expedite | to speed up the process or progress of |
| impediment | something that interferes with movement or progress |
| pedestrian | commonplace, ordinary, or unimaginative |
| deflect | to turn aside, especially from a straight or fixed course |
| flexor | a muscle that bends a part of the body, such as an arm or leg |
| genuflect | to kneel on one knee and then rise as an act of respect |
| inflection | a change in the pitch, tone, or loudness of the voice |
| posterior | situated toward or on the back; rear |
| posthumous | published after the death of the author; following or happening after one's death |
| postmodern | dealing with a movement in art, architecture, or literature that calls for the reintroduction of traditional elements and techniques as well as elements from popular culture |
| postmortem | occuring after death; following the event |
| malevolent | having or showing intense ill will or hatred |
| malicious | desiring to cause pain, injury, or distress to another |
| malign | to make harsh and often false or misleading statements about |
| malnourished | badly or poorly nourished |
| cataclysm | a violent and massive change of the earth's surface; a momentous event that results in great upheaval and often destruction |
| catacomb | an underground cemetery of connecting passageways with recesses for tombs |
| catalyst | a substance that speeds up a chemical reaction or lets it take place under different conditions |
| catatonic | relating to or suffering from a form of schizophrenia; showing an unusual lack of movement or expression |
| protagonist | the main character in a literary work |
| protocol | an original copy or record of a document; a code of diplomatic or military rules of behavior |
| protoplasm | the substance that makes up the living parts of cells |
| prototype | an original model on which something is patterned; a first, full-scale, usually working version of a new type of design |
| antechamber | an outer room that leads to another and is often used as a waiting room |
| antedate | to date something (such as a check) with a date earlier than that of actual writing; to precede in time |
| ante meridiem | before noon |
| anterior | located before or toward the front or head; coming before in time or development |
