A | B |
intricate | having many parts arranged in a complicated way; complex |
suffice | to be good enough |
degenerate | to worsen; deteriorate |
sanctuary | a place of safety, protection, or relief |
intercede | to make a request or plead on behalf of someone else |
vulnerable | open to damage or attack; susceptible |
implausible | difficult to believe; unlikely |
sinister | evil; wicked |
scrutiny | close inspection; careful examination |
incoherent | unable to speak in an orderly, logical way |
qualm | an uneasy feeling about how right or proper a particular action is |
garble | to mix up or confuse(as a story or message); scramble |
gloat | to feel or express delight or self-satisfaction, often spitefully |
blight | something that weakens, damages, or destroys |
plagiarism | using someone else's writings or ideas as one's own |
contrive | to plan cleverly; think up |
retaliate | to return an injury for an injury; pay back |
blatant | very obvious, often offensively so |
immaculate | Perfectly clean |
gaunt | thin and bony |
flex, flect | bend |
semi- | partly; half |
bio- | life; of living things |
pater, patri- | father |
-ate | cause to become |
-ward | in the direction of; toward |
claim, clam | call; cry out |
forc, fort | strong |
hum | person; having to do with people |
fin | end |