| A | B |
|---|
| clarify | to make clear (literally or figuratively) |
| suffix -ify | means "make" |
| clar- | means "clear" |
| clarity | clearness (literal and figurative) |
| opposite of "clarity" | obscurity |
| opposite of "clarify" | obscure |
| density | thickness, or how closely crowded together something is |
| desert (n.) | a dry place - often hot and sandy - where little grows and few people live |
| desert (v.) | to leave alone instead of helping |
| deserted | left alone; left empty of people |
| flammable or inflammable | easily set on fire and able to burn rapidly |
| prefix in- | doesn't always mean "not" |
| inflammatory | likely to make someone burn with anger |
| taciturn | untalkative to a fault |
| attempt | try (n. or v.) |
| benign | kind, gentle; doing good; not harmful |
| descant | a musical part higher in pitch than the melody |
| familial | shared by a family, passed on in a family |
| frigid | extremely cold; without any warmth of feeling |
| lagoon | a salty pool separated from the sea by sand bars or coral reefs |
| placid | with a calm surface or appearance |
| refrigerant | a cooling substance |
| refrigerate | to cool or chill |
| cavernous | large, deep and dark, like a cavern |
| epistle | a letter, especially a formal one |
| fable | a symbolic story; a lie |
| inspect | to look over carefully, especially for problems |
| inspector | one who inspects |
| narrative | the telling of a story; the story told |
| narrator | one telling the story |
| occult | having to do with the anti-Christian supernatural |
| optional | available to be chosen or not chosen |
| ridicule | make fun (v.); making fun of (n.) |
| ridiculous | worthy of ridicule |
| spectacle | quite a sight |
| spectator | one who watches |
| vulnerable | easily wounded; exposed to danger |
