| A | B |
| apathy | n. A lack of interest or concern. |
| apathetic | adj. Unconcerned; uninterested. |
| badger | v. To keep bothering. n. A strongly-built, burrowing mammal common in many northern parts of the world. |
| compel | v. To force or require to do something. |
| delude | v. To mislead; to deceive. |
| delusion | n. A false or mistaken belief. |
| deplore | v. 1. To feel or express sorrow or regret. 2. To disapprove strongly. |
| deploreable | adj. Very bad; wretched. |
| derelict | adj. 1. Dilapidated and abandoned. 2. Lacking a sense of duty; neglectful. n. A poor homeless person. |
| detriment | n. 1. Damage or harm. 2. Anything that causes harm. |
| detrimental | adj. Damaging; harmful. |
| diversity | n. 1. The condition of being different or having differences. 2. Variety. |
| emit | v. 1. To give off or send out. 2. To utter or express. |
| emission | n. Something that is emitted. |
| foster | v. To promote the growth of; to encourage. adj. Giving or receiving care in a family that is not related by birth or adoption. |
| inanimate | adj. Lacking qualities associated with living things. |
| incentive | n. Something that makes a person want to try or work harder. |
| omen | n. An event or sign that is believed to indicate the future. |
| ominous | adj. Of or like a bad omen; threatening. |
| species | n. A group of plants or animals that are similar in some ways. |
| toxic | adj. Causing harm; poisonous. |