| A | B |
| malevolent | having or showing intense ill will or hatred |
| malicious | desiring to cause pain, injury, or distress to another |
| malign | to make harsch and often false or misleading statements about |
| malnourished | badly or poorly nourished |
| cataclysm | a momentous event thatresults in a great upheavel and often destruction |
| catacomb | an underground cemetary of connecting passageways with recesses for tombs |
| catalyst | a substance that speeds up a chemical reaction or lets it take place under different conditions |
| catalyst | something or someone that brings about or speeds up significant change or action |
| cataclysm | a vilent and massive change of the earth's surface |
| catatonic | relating or suffering from a form of schizophrenia |
| catatonic | showing an unusual lack of movement, activity, or expression |
| protagonist | the main character in a literary work |
| protocol | 1-an original copy or record of a document 2-a code of diplomatic or military rules of behavior |
| protoplasm | the substance that makes up the living parts of a cell |
| prototype | 1-anoriginal model on which something is patterned 2-a full-scale version of a new design |
| antechamber | an outer room that leads to another and is often used as a waiting room |
| antedate | 1-to date something with a date earlier than that of the actual writing 2-to precede in time |
| ante meridiem | before noon |
| anterior | 1-located before or toward the front or head 2-coming before in time or development |
| orthodontics | a branch of dentistry that deals with the correction and treatment of crooked teeth and other irregularities |
| orthodox | 1-holding established beliefs especially in religion 2-conforming to established rules or traditions |
| orthopedics | the correction or prevention of deformities of the skeleton |
| orthography | the spelling of words according to the standard usage 2-the part of language study concerned with letters and spelling |
| rectitude | 1-moral integrity 2-correctness of procedure |
| rectify | 1-to set right, to remedy 2-to correct, revise |
| rectilinear | 1-moving in or forming a straight line 2-having many straight lines |
| rector | 1-a clergyman incharge of a church or a parish 2-the head of a university or school |
| eugenic | 1-relating to the production of good offspring 2-relating to the sciece of controlled breeding |
| euphemism | 1-the use of an agreeable word for one that may offend or disgust 2-an expression used in this way |
| euphoria | a feeling of well-being or great elation |
| evangelism | enthusiastic preaching of the Christian gospel 2-militant or crusading zeal |
| dysfunctional | operating or functioning in an impaired or aabnormal way |
| dyslexia | a disturbance or interference with the ability to read or use language |
| dyspeptic | 1-relating to or suffering from indigenstion 2-irritable temperament or ill-humored |
| dystrophy | any disorder involving muscles and nerves, especially a hereditary disease marked by the progressive wasting of muscles |
| a fortiori | all the more certainly |
| a posteriori | relating to or derived by reasonoing from known or observed facts |
| a priori | relating to or derived by reasoning from self-evident propositions |
| bona fide | made in good faith or without deceit, authentic or genuine |
| carpe diem | enjoy th pleasures or opportunites of the moment without concern about the future |
| caveat emptor | Letthe buyer beware |
| corpus delicti | the facts necessary to prove that a crime hads been committed 2-the material substancae on which the crime has been committed |
| curriculum vitae | a short summary of one's career and qualifications |