| A | B |
|---|
| arbitrate | to act or give judgment as umpire |
| magnate | a person of rank or importance |
| consanguineous | descended from the same parent or ancestor |
| deity | a god, goddess, or divine person |
| abrogate | to revoke |
| enervating | tiring |
| hackneyed | overused |
| odious | hateful; repugnant |
| indolence | laziness |
| contumacy | stubborn disobedience |
| cabal | noun: a secret group of plotters |
| virulent | adjective: contagious; marked by a rapid and often deadly course |
| august | adjective: marked by majestic grandeur |
| summarily | adv. - promptly and without formality |
| apprised | v. - informed; notified |
