| A | B |
|---|
| isosceles (ISO equal or same) | having equal sides |
| fidelity (FID faith) | faithfulness |
| decadent (DE down + CAD fall) | downfallen; usually suggesting giving in to physical pleasures (e.g., a decadent dessert--as opposed to healthy alternatives; or a decadent lifestyle) |
| agronomy (AGRO field + NOMY law) | the science of soil management and production of field crops |
| pugnacious (PUGN fight + OUS full of) | one who likes to fight; combative, either physically or verbally |
| impugn (IM in + PUGN fight) | to challenge as false (as in another's motives, ideas, etc.) |
| subterfuge (SUB under + FUG flee) | evasive dodge in order to escape |
| deify (DEI god + FY make) | to make one into a god |
| theocracy (THEO god + CRACY government) | government or rule by religious leaders |
| atheist (A/AN not or without + THEO god) | one who denies the existence of God |
| pantheism (PAN all + THEO god) | worship or belief in all gods; belief that god is in all things |
| monotheism (MONO one + THEO god) | belief that there is only one god |
| cumulative (CUMU heaped) | pertaining to a mass or heap created by gathering items together |
| acrophobia (ACRO high/height + PHOBIA fear) | fear of heights |
| tenacious (TEN hold) | unyielding; not stopping |
| untenable (UN not + TEN hold) | not fit to be occupied; or, not able to be defended |
| sacrosanct (SACRO holy + SANCT holy) | extremely sacred or holy (of your possessions, which is most sacrosanct to you?) |
| ideologue (IDEO idea + LOGU talk) | one who strongly supports a particular idea of way of thinking |
| viceroy (VICE in place of) | a person appointed by a higher authority to govern a province or country |
| augment (AUG increase) | to increase; to make larger in size or number |
| agnostic (A/AN not/without + GNO know) | one who believes knowledge is limited only to human experience because the ultimate cause or essence of things can only be known by God |
| ignominy (IG not + NOM/NYM name) | disgrave; dishonor; to be held in contempt by the public; one's name is not wellregarded |
| gnostic (GNO know) | of or pertaining to knowledge; wise; shrewd; knowing |
| macrocosm (MACRO large + COSM universe or world) | a world or universe considered as a whole; a larger grouping that could be broken down into smaller ones |
| prostrate (PRO forward + STRAT lay or layer) | to lay forward on the ground, often before a king or queen |
