| A | B |
|---|
| assiduously | constant in application or attention: diligent |
| pardon | the exemption of a convicted person from the penalties of an offense or crime by the power of the executor of the laws |
| virtuous | moral excellence and righteousness: goodness |
| bull-pen | a place for the temporary detention of prisoners |
| villainously | viciously wicked or criminal |
| compulsory | required: mandatory |
| rehabilitate | to restore to good health or useful life as through education or therapy |
| prosperity | having success: flourishing |
| buck | to oppose stubbornly and directly: struggle against |
| eminent | outstanding in performance rank or attainments: distinguished |
| scant | lacking in quantity or amount: inadequate |
| clemency | mercy especially toward an offender or enemy: leniency |
| confederate | an accomplice |
| retribution | something given or demanded in repayment especially punishment |
| phoenix | a mythical Egyptian bird that after 500 years consumed itself by fire and rose renewed from its ashes |
