| A | B |
| adversary | an enemy, opponent |
| alienate | to turn away; make indifferent; transfer |
| artifice | skillful or ingenious device; clever trick |
| coerce | to compel, force |
| craven | cowardly; a coward |
| culinary | related to cooking or the kitchen |
| delete | to erase, wipe out, cut out |
| demise | death, especially of a person in lofty position |
| exhilarate | to enliven, cheer, give spirit to |
| fallow | plowed but not seeded; inactive |
| harass | to disturb; worry; trouble by repeated attacks |
| inclement | stormy; harsh, severe in attitude or action |
| muse | to think about in a dreamy way; ponder |
| negligible | so unimportant that it can't be disregarded |
| perpetuate | to make permanent or long lasting |
| precedent | an example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action |
| punitive | inflicting or aiming at punishment |
| redress | to set right, remebdy; relief from wrong or injury |
| sojourn | a temporary stay; to stay for a time |
| urbane | refined in manner or style, suave |