| A | B |
|---|
| inert | not moving |
| persecute | to afflict constantly for one's religion |
| sect | religious denomination |
| creed | statement of religious belief |
| predilection | a partiality or preference |
| maraud | to raid or plunder |
| heathen | person regarded as irreligious |
| parochial | of or in a parish |
| citadel | a fortress |
| autocratic | when a ruler has absolute power |
| junta | group of political plotters |
| perverse | deviating from right or good |
| calumny | false or malicious statement |
| prodigious | impressively great in size, force, etc. |
| quail | to shrink back in fear |
