| A | B |
|---|
| skewer | to drive a thin stake through or to criticize harshly |
| chronicle | a factual account writtenof an imporatn event written in an orderly way |
| sabbatical | a period of absence from a job in order to study |
| subsidy | a grant or contribution of money |
| skiff | a small boat |
| poignant | creating deep feelings |
| contingent | dependent upon |
| extramarital | outside of marriage |
| vacuous | empty |
| galvanize | to motivate into action |
| autonomy | condition of self government |
| virulent | extremely harmful |
| esoteric | belonging to and understood by a select few |
| nonchalance | an attitude of unconcern |
| ambivalent | enertaining two points of view at once |
| prudent | wise |
| flank | the side or to go around the side |
| obscurity | the condition of being unknown |
| longevity | great duration of life |
| genesis | the beginning |
