| A | B |
|---|
| alchemist | one who practices medieval chemistry or tries to change metals into gold |
| amalgam | a combination of different elements |
| august | inspiring reverence or admiration |
| caldron | a large kettle used for boiling |
| conduit | a pipe or tube for conveying water or other fluids, flume |
| document | to support with references or citations |
| forensic | pertaining to debate or argument |
| inaugural | the beginning, the first of a series |
| invidious | causing animosity or resentment; hateful; offensive |
| mellow | pleasingly mild |
| nettle | to arouse displeasure, impatience, or anger in |
| pare | to reduce or to lessen |
| placebo | substance with no medication given to humor a patient |
| privation | the condition of lacking basic necessities of life |
| protuberance | the state of bulging beyond the surrounding area; protrusion |
| refractory | unmanageable, stubborn with respect to authority |
| reprehensible | deserving blame or reprimand |
| rife | common in occurrence, abundant |
| serendipity | the faculty for making desirable discoveries by accident |
| solace | to comfort or to cheer |
| stipend | normal salary |
| teeming | filled to overflowing; present in a large amount |
| unremitting | constant, incessant |
| vitiated | impaired, corrupted, or made ineffective |
| zephyr | a gentle breeze, the west wind |
