| A | B |
| creed | Many people follow the ---- "Love your neighbor as yourself." |
| predilection | I have a ---- for vanilla ice cream; it is my favorite. |
| defile | The vandal --- the school by writing on the walls. |
| ingratiating | Carl was being --- to the ladies; he told them all how pretty they were. |
| autocratic | Hitler was an -- ruler; he was a dictator. |
| junta | The --- makes the laws for the country. |
| crucible | In chemistry, we melted chemicals in a ---. |
| barbaric | The caveman was ---; he ate his food with his hands. |
| paradox | Yin and Yang are a ---; they represent both good and evel. |
| vengeance | The man got --- upon his neighbor for cutting down his tree. |