| A | B |
|---|
| psyche | that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings |
| undermine | hollow out as if making a cave or opening |
| halcyon | idyllically calm and peaceful |
| coffer | a chest especially for storing valuables |
| avow | admit openly and bluntly |
| chary | characterized by great cautious and wariness |
| quandary | state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options |
| foil (n.) | a piece of thin and flexible sheet metal |
| foil (v.) | hinder or prevent (the efforts |
| omniscent | infinitely wise |
| coxcomb | the fleshy red crest on the head of the domestic fowl and other gallinaceous birds |
| spurn | reject with contempt |
| wanton (n.) | lewd or lascivious woman |
| wanton (v.) | spend wastefully |
| autocrat | a cruel and oppressive dictator |
| promulgate | put a law into effect by formal declaration |
| overbearing | expecting unquestioning obedience |
| vessel | an object used as a container (especially for liquids) |
| contravene | go against |
| ubiquitous | being present everywhere at once |
| doctrine | a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school |
| imbue | suffuse with color |
| circumspect | heedful of potential consequences |
| hiatus | a natural opening or perforation through a bone or a membranous structure |
| sabotage | a deliberate act of destruction or disruption in which equipment is damaged |
| heedless | characterized by careless unconcerned |
| utopia | ideally perfect state |
