| A | B |
|---|
| Alibi | an excuse that shows someone was not at a crime scene |
| buttress | strengthen; support |
| delineation | demarcation; explanation; definition; outlining |
| evacuate | vacate; empty; abandon |
| idiosyncracy | a personal peculiarity; something unique to an individual |
| libertarian | someone who opposes tyranny |
| ominous | threatening |
| potent | powerful; compelling; strong |
| ruminate | think over something; ponder |
| transcribe | copy |
| allay | to lessen |
| byline | the line that tells you who wrote an article |
| demur | hesitate; refuse |
| exacerbate | make worse |
| ignominious | shameful |
| liniment | soothing lotion |
| omnipotent | all-powerful |
| pragmatic | practical |
| ruse | trick; stratagem |
| transgress | go astray; disobey; commit a sin |
