| A | B |
|---|
| cross examination | questions asked by defense lawyer |
| bewilderment | puzzlement, confusion |
| burdensome | onerous |
| dismemberment | the removal of limbs |
| malignant | dangerous to health, extremely malicious |
| prowess | a superior skill |
| respiration | metabolic process |
| tarnished | stained, sullied |
| vigil | guarding, a devotional watch |
| aberration | a state markedly different from the norm |
| accost | to speak to someone |
| Rosetta Stone | a stone inscribed with three scripts |
| hydrant | a source of water for fire hoses |
| ambrosia | nectar of the gods |
| analogous | correspondent in some respects |
| guile | the ability to trick or deceive |
| ingenuous | lacking in sophistication |
| postponement | putting off to a later date |
| provocation | behaviour that causes anger or resentment |
| shambles | a condition of great disorder |
| remorseful | sorry, contrite, rueful |
| torso | exclude head, neck and limbs |
| remorseful | sorry, contrite, rueful |
| tarry | linger |
| trousseau | attire and accessories of the bride |
| uncompromising | inflexible |
| obstreperous | noisily and stubbornly defiant |
| attribute | an abstract characteristic |
| contemporary | persons of the same age or period |
| jubilantly | joyously |
| lopsided | a tree with all the limbs on one side lopped off |
| nauseating | a smell that may make you throw up |
| rudiments | fundamentals, a b c's |
| apopletic | symptoms of a stroke or extreme rage |
| beholden | under a moral obligation |
| calomel | a tasteless, colourless powder used in catharsis |
| catharsis | a purging or cleansing agent |
| cantakerous | crotchety, ornery |
| escapade | an exciting undertaking not necessarily lawful |
| propensity | a disposition to act in a certain way |
