| A | B |
|---|
| authorize | to approve or permit; ORDER, ENTITLE, EMPOWER |
| culprit | a person who has committed a crime or is guilty of some misconduct; LAWBREAKER, WRONGDOER |
| dawdle | to waste time; DELAY, LOITER, DILLYDALLY |
| dissect | to cut apart in preparation for scientific study; EXAMINE |
| expend | to pay out, spend, to use up; UTILIZE, CONSUME, DISBURSE |
| fatality | an event resulting in a death; CASUALITY, MORTALITY |
| gullible | easily fooled, tricked, or cheated; TRUSTING, INNOCENT, NAIVE |
| illicit | not permitted, unlawful, improper; ILLEGAL,UNAUTHORIZED, FORBIDDEN |
| immerse | to plunge or dip into a fluid; to involve deeply;DUNK, ENGROSS |
| inflammatory | causing excitement or anger;PROVOKING, INCENDIARY, PROVOCATIVE |
| memorandum | a note to aid one's memory;REMINDER |
| pathetic | marked by strong emotion, expecially pity and sorrow;MOVING DISTRESSING, HEARTRENDING |
| persevere | to keep doing something in spite of difficulties; PLUG AWAY, PURSUE, STICK TO IT |
| prevaricate | to lie;FIB , STRETCH THE TRUTH |
| quash | to crush, put down completely; SUPPRESS |
| relish | enjoyment or satisfaction; PLEASURE, GUSTO, TAKE DELIGHT IN |
| reminisce | to recall one's past thoughts, feelings, or experiences; REMEMBER, RECOLLECT |
| scour | to clean or polish by hard rubbing, to examine with great care; SCRUB, SEARCH, COMB |
| tribute | something done or given to show thanks or respect; PRAISE, HONOR, HOMAGE |
| writhe | to make twisting or turning movements in a way that suggests pain or struggle; TWIST, SQUIRM, THRASH |
