| A | B |
| prostrate | V to lie face downward, to flatten oneself |
| interlude | N intervening period of time, intermission |
| reprieve | V to stop or postpone punishment, to alleviate |
| rations | N fixed amount allocated to someone, portions |
| dysentery | N disease of the lower intestine |
| robust | ADJ strong and healthy |
| quarantine | N condition or period of isolation |
| aparthy | N lack of enthuasism or energy, disinterested |
| humane | ADJ compassionate, having values about humanity |
| grimace | N a contorted twisting of hte face that involves disgust or pain |
| nocturnal | adj occuring at night, active at night |
| livid | ADJ very angry, furious |
| pious | devout, very religious |
| interminable | ADJ seemingly endless |
| wizened | adj dried up, shriveled |
| morale | N how somebody feels emotionally |
| infernal | ADJ very annoying, unpleasant |
| refuge | N shelter or protection |
| oppresive | adj dominating harshly, highly stressful |
| expelled | V to dismiss somebody, to drive out |
| apprise | V to inform or give notice |
| cloister | V to seclude or to confine |
| Constrict | V to tighten or make narrow |
| fanaticism | enthusiasm or zeal that is excessively irrational |
| feint | N a false appearance, a fake punch |
| gnarl | V to twist extensively |
| hoary | adj white with age |
| infernal | adj relating to hell, hellish |
| jaunty | ADJ stylish and lively in manner or appearance |
| malefactor | N a criminal |
| obstreperous | ADJ marked by aggresive noiseness; stubbornly defiant |
| progeny | N children, descendants, offspring |
| replicate | V to repeat, copy or duplicate |
| ruminate | V to consider for a long time, to ponder, muse |
| unconstructive | ADJ not helpful, harmful |
| burnish | V to make shiny, to polish |
| circumvent | V to get around something, to avoid |
| epitome | N a representation of something |
| evanescent | ADJ fleeting, transient |
| fester | V to caused increased poisoning, to inflame |
| itinerant | ADJ traveling from place to place, migratory |
| magnate | N a person of power and influence, tycoon, mogul |
| omnipotent | adj having unlimited power |
| overt | adj open to view, conspicuous |
| pinnacle | N the peak or highest point |
| preeminence | N superiority to all others, supremacy |
| puritanical | ADJ marked by severe or rigid morality |
| subjective | adj coming from an individual's mind, personal |
| unfathomable | adj not capable of being understood, profound, deep |
| valid | adj legitimate, believable |