| A | B |
|---|
| grotto | cave |
| abridged | shortened |
| carnage | bloody killing of many peole |
| squeamish | easily upset |
| factotum | handyman |
| data | facts from which conclusions may be drawn |
| annex | attach or join to a larger area; addition to something larger |
| overseer | supervisor |
| distended | swollen |
| acrid | sharp-smelling; bitter |
| transcribe | make a written copy of |
| symbol | objectthat is representative |
| flay | remove the skin from; harshly criticize |
| binocular | of two eyes |
| epistle | letter |
| resurgent | rising again |
| amphibious | that lives in water and on land |
| intrepid | fearless |
| arbitrary | based on personal whim |
| titilate | excite pleasuably |
| credence | belief in what another says |
| alumni | graduates |
| bandy | echange (as in words); bowlegged |
| restitution | a making up |
| transpose | reverse the order of; write in a different key |
| reprehensible | deserving of rebuke |
| exorbitant | excessively high |
| gullible | easily decieved |
| cull | pick out |
| pander | offer cheap satisfaction |
| conserve | save; jams |
| embellish | add decorative details to |
| impassive | showing no feeling |
| inaugurate | formally start; ceremoniously place in office |
| bulwark | defense; sides above the deck of a ship |
| skimp | spend as little as possible |
| chasten | punish |
| hidebound | narrow-minded and old-fashioned |
| annotated | with explanatary notes |
| conifer | evergreen, cone-bearing trees |
| stalwart | fearless and sturdy |
| treatise | formal essay |
| stilted | forced and unnatural |
| appraise | estimate the worth of; judge the quality of |
| pervade | spread throughout |
