| A | B |
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| despoil | v. To strip of belonging or worth. |
| educe | v. To conclude from given facts; to work out through reasoning. |
| equable | adj. 1. Not varing; steady. 2. Not easily disturbed; serene. |
| happenstance | n. A circumstance due to chance. |
| insular | adj. 1. Relating to an island or island people. 2. Resistant to new or different ideas. |
| mayhem | n. Deliberate and willful infliction of violent injury or destruction. |
| parlous | adj. Fraught with uncertainty, risk or danger. |
| pellucid | adj. 1. Extremely clear; transparent. 2. Expressed simply; easily understood. |
| preclude | v. To make impossible; to prevent. |
| propinquity | n. A closeness in position. |
| rapacious | adj. Taking without restraint; greedy or grasping. |
| schism | n. A division in a group due to discord. |
| sublimate | v. To redirect one's impulses or instincts to a more socially acceptable expression. |
| talisman | n. An object believed to have magical powers. |
| terrestrial | adj. 1. Relating to the earth or its inhabitants. 2. Of or relating to land, as opposed to water. |
