| A | B |
|---|
| purist | one concerned with maintaining tradition |
| terse | concise; brief and to the point |
| insightful | perceptive |
| curtailed | cut short; abbreviated |
| arid | dry; rainless |
| conflagration | a widespread fire |
| nocturnal | of or occurring in the night |
| temperate | moderate; mild |
| clandestine | secretive |
| coup | a brilliant and sudden overthrow of a government |
| enmity | hatred; ill-will |
| heresy | an opinion that disagrees with established beliefs |
| implacable | impossible to appease or placate |
| maverick | one who is independent and resists adherence to a group |
| mercurial | quick and changeable in mood |
