| A | B |
|---|
| demotion (DE down + MOT move) | to downgrade to a lower rank, class, or position |
| promotion (PRO forward + MOT move) | to advance in rank, class, or position |
| anonymous (AN without/not + NYM name) | without a name; having an unknown or unacknowledged name |
| pseudonym (PSEUDO false + NYM name) | a false or incorrect name |
| novice (NOV new) | a beginner; someone new at something |
| novel [as in an idea] (NOV new) | an original (or new) thought or idea |
| amorphous (A not + MORPH shape) | without defined shape |
| apathy (A not + PATH feeling) | uncaring; lack of care or concern |
| apolitical (A not + politcal) | having no care or interest in politics and government |
| achromatic (A not/without + CHROM color) | without color |
| anaerobic (AN without/not + AERO air) | a lifeform that does not need air to live |
| alter ego (ALTER other + EGO self) | a second or other self; one's other personality |
| exodus (EXO out + DUCT lead) | a mass departure (e.g., Moses led the Jews out of Egypt) |
| exile (EX out) | voluntary or forced absence from one's home or country |
| hyperthermia (HYPER over + THERM heat) | exceptionally high fever; when the body temperature grows too hot |
| superfluous (SUPER over + FLU flow) | that which is unnecessary; the overflow, so to speak |
| supersede (SUPER over + CEDE go) | to replace; metaphorically, to go over or above another on a ladder |
| surfeit (SUR over) | excess, as in an abundance of food, etc.; having more than needed |
| pacify (PAC calm + FY make) | to make calm; to bring peace |
| idiosyncracy (IDIO peculiar + SYN with/together + CRACY government) | an odd, unusual, or peculiar behavior |
| idium (IDIO peculiar) | an odd or unusual saying, particular to a certain area |
| pandemic (PAN all + DEM people) | something occurring in all people in all places (e.g., a disease or illness) |
| endemic (EN in + DEM people) | something in the nature of a people |
| locus (LOCO place) | the center or starting place |
| ingrate (IN not + GRAT pleasing) | someone who does not appreciate what he has been given |
