| A | B |
| obviate | to anticipate and prevent; remove |
| clemency | mercy or humaneness |
| extirpate | tear up by the roots; destroy |
| attainment | accomplishment; act of achieving |
| ambidextrous | able to use both hands equally well |
| imperivious | not able to be hurt or affected by something |
| brandish | to wave in a menacing or vigorous way |
| truculent | fierce or cruel |
| quintessence | the purest form or best example of something |
| uncanny | strange or mysterious |
| abhor | to regard with horror or loathing |
| facile | easily done or obtained |