| A | B |
| averse | opposed |
| stipulate | specify |
| disclaim | deny |
| vigilante | people who take the law into their own hands |
| inexorable | that cannot be stopped |
| toga | loose outer garment |
| trance | sleeplike state |
| census | official count of population |
| surplus | quantity over what is needed |
| antithesis | exact opposite |
| remit | forgive |
| simile | directly expressed comparision |
| eccentric | oddly behaving; having fault |
| sepulcher | tomb |
| copious | plentiful |
| synthetic | composed of man made material |
| undulate | move in wavelike manner |
| credulous | easily fooled |
| acrid | bitter; sharp-smelling |
| epistle | letter |
| symbol | object that is reprensentative |
| flay | remove the skin from |
| overseer | supervisor |
| grotto | cave |
| transcribe | make written copy of |
| carnage | bloody killing |
| abridged | shortened |
| arbirary | based on personal whim |
| credence | belief in what another says |
| pander | offer cheap satisfaction |
| resurgent | rising again |
| cull | pick out |
| bandy | exchange; bowlegged |
| transpose | reverse the order of; write in different ket |
| intrepid | fearless |
| alumni | graduates |