| A | B |
| abject | miserable or wretched |
| advocate | to plead in favor of or defend OR one who defends |
| atrocity | act of great cruelty OR appallingly bad or outrageous |
| commemorate | to remember in a solemn manner |
| dialect | form of a language in geographical region |
| dire | urgent or desperate; having terrible consequences |
| elite | group with superior status OR considered superior |
| enhance | to make better or greater |
| flagrant | offensive or bad; conspicuously acting against what is right |
| languish | to lose hope or strength or vitality |
| mute | to tone down sound OR unable to speak |
| raze | to level; destroy completely |
| reprisal | retaliation |
| turmoil | state of confusion or chaos or tumult |
| wreak | to bring about OR to express or vent |