| A | B |
|---|
| salamander | lizard that resists fire |
| refracted | mirror imagery; light changing course from 1 medium to another |
| marionette | puppet worked w/ strings |
| mausoleum | tomb above ground |
| olfactory | having to do with smelling |
| Tower of Babel | people build tower to God, he shoots them down by making them talk in confusing language |
| centrifuge | rotating machine subjecting humasn and animals to varying accelerations |
| titillation | good excitement |
| subside | come to an end by retreating |
| dentifrice | powerdy toothpaste |
| intuitive | capable of immediate insight w/o reasoning |
| insidious | treacherous; unseen but deadly |
| parry | ward off; turn aside |
| verbiage | excess of words |
| oracle | prophecy; wise or mysterious advisor |
| valise | traveling bag |
| manikin | model for clothes/teaching |
| blanche | white |
| flail | move wildly |
| sear | scorch |
| warily | on guard; watchful; cautiously |
| pedant | someone who overvalues petty details |
| convolution | twisting; tangeling |
| pyre | pile of wood for burning a dead body |
| flue | chimney |
| feign | pretend |
| proclivities | inclinations |
| cadence | beat, rythm |
| audible | able to be heard |
| juggernaut | any irresistable, destructive force |
