| A | B |
| salamander | amphibian, resistant to fire |
| refracted | bended light |
| marionette | wooden puppet with strings |
| mausoleum | above-the-ground-tomb |
| olfactory | having to do with sense of smell |
| tower of Babel | new languages created by this |
| centrifuge | separates particles by spinning |
| tittilation | pleasurable excitment |
| subside | to retreat, wane |
| dentrifice | tooth cleanser |
| intuitive | an inner sense |
| insidious | more dangerous than it seems |
| parry | to evade/ward off |
| verbiage | confusion of words |
| oracle | prophet teller |
| valise | small suiters |
| manikin | plastic doll |
| blanche | to become pale in shock |
| flail | thrash |
| sear | to burn on the outside only |
| wary | cautious |
| convolutions | revolutions |
| feign | to pretend |
| cadence | beat to march to |
| audible | capable of being heard |
| pedant | someone who shows off their intelligence |
| pyre | a pile of combustables used at a funeral |
| flue | a fishing net |
| proclivities | a natural inclination |
| juggernaut | a belief that elicts blind devotion |