| 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 |
