| A | B |
|---|
| lithograph (LITH rock + GRAPH write) | printing produced through the use of ink on a flat surface (e.g., stone or metal) |
| incursion (IN in + CURS run) | entering into another's territory, usually for hostile purposes (e.g., a military raid) |
| discursive (DIS apart or away + CURS run) | rambling; incoherent; thoughts and ideas run all over the place |
| salutation (SALU safe or healthy) | a gesture of greeting or good will |
| rapacious (seize or take) | taking by force; predatory |
| enrapture (EN in + RAP/RAPT take or seize) | to delight intensely; to seize the attention of others |
| incantation (IN in + CANT song) | the chanting or uttering of words purporting to have magical power |
| recant (RETRO back + CANT song) | to take back what one said |
| corpsucle (CORP body + CLE small) | a minute particle, atom, or molecule; a tiny piece of anything |
| dissociate (DIS apart or away + SOCIO society) | to separate; to break association with |
| socialism (SOCIO society) | system of government that puts the interests of the community above that of the individual |
| emollient (E/EX out + MOLL soft) | something that makes something rough softer (for example, skin emollients, or lotions) |
| mollify (MOLL soft + FY make) | to soften |
| melodramatic (MEL song) | characterized by exaggerated emotions |
| parlay (PARL speak) | to converse; to talk |
| parlor (PARL speak) | a formal room in a house used primarily for entertaining guests |
| degradation (DE down + GRADE step) | a decline to a lower condition, quality, or level |
| xenogenesis (XENO strange + GEN birth or origin) | the supposed production of offspring that are markedly different from either parent |
| xenolith (XENO strange + LITH rock) | a strange rock of unknown origin |
| xenophobia (XENO strange + PHOBIA fear) | fear of strangers (or foreigners) |
| abjure (AB away + JUR swear) | to renounce, in the sense that you swear or pledge that you will no longer having anything to do with a certain belief, organization, person, etc. |
| jurisdiction (JUR swear + DICT word or say) | power, authority, control; the area over which one has legal authority or power |
| indoctrinate (IN in + DOC teach + ATE cause) | to teach or instruct |
| dogmatic (DOG teach) | making statements without argument or evidence; refusing to change one's position in spite of convincing evidence |
| filigree (FIL thread) | lacy design, consisting of many minute threats |
