| A | B |
|---|
| salamander | amphibian with strong resistance to fire |
| refracted | bend |
| marionette | puppet with strings |
| mausoleum | tomb, usually above ground |
| olfactory | having to do with sense of smell |
| tower of Babel | tower going to heaven, many languages came from it |
| centrifuge | separates particles by spinning |
| titillation | pleasurable excitement |
| subside | to retreat; wane |
| dentrifice | toothpaste or tooth cleanser |
| intuitive | having an inner sense |
| insidious | more dangerous than it seems |
| parry | to evade; ward off |
| verbiage | too many words |
| oracle | prophet |
| valise | a small suitcase |
| manikin | plastic figure |
| blanche | to turn white |
| flail | to thrash |
| sear | to burn the surface |
| wary | cautious |
| pedant | someone who lives life according to a book and formal rules |
| convolutions | coiling or twisting; entangling or interlacing |
| pyre | a heap of combustibles for burning a corpse as a funeral rite |
| flue | pipe or tube; fishing net |
| feign | faked |
| proclivities | natural inclination; predisposition |
| cadence | balanced rhythmic flow; measure or beat of movement |
| audible | capable of being heard |
| juggernaut | anything that draws blind and destructive devotion, or to which people are ruthlessly sacrificed, such as a belief or institution |
