| A | B |
| deflation | air goes out, dowlfall in economy |
| dis | apart, away, not |
| dislike | to not like |
| discerning | to make choices |
| dispel | to drive away |
| difference | not alike, dissimilar |
| dilapidate | torn up |
| discount | less than original price |
| distortion | misleading, misrepresenting, bent out of shape |
| diverge | different from, not the same as |
| inject | to push into, throw into |
| indorse | to write on the back of a check, supporting |
| imbibe | drink in |
| illuminate | put light into a room, light up a room |
| intend | stretching to do, having intentions of doing |
| irrodiate | to put heat or light on |
| inhabit | live in |
| invocation | calling on gods, calling on someone |
| per | through |
| perculator | filter |
| perfection | made thorough |
| per capita | by head |
| pervades | filter through |
| persistent | continue through, follow through |
| perspective | see through, realtionships |
| perspire | sweat through pores of skin |
| Akro | a point, topmost, @ the tip |
| acrobat | on tip toes, jumps up high |
| acronym | 1st letter of a word to start another word |
| acropolis | top of the city |
| acrophobia | fear of heights |
| contradict | go against what someone says |
| contralto | against alto |
| contrast | to against for comparison |
| biblion | book, papyrus scroll |
| biblioclast | someone who destroys books |
| bibliolatry | to adore books |
| biblioklept | to steal books |
| bibliomania | obsessive adoration of books |
| bibliophage | someone who reads books a lot |
| bibliophile | someone who loves books |
| bibliography | list of references from a book |
| bi | two |
| biweekly | every 2 weeks, twice a week |
| bimonthly | every 2 months, twice a month |
| bicuspids | 2 sharpest teeth |
| bicycle | 2 wheels |
| binoculars | for 2 eyes |
| exhale | breathe out |
| exit | to go out |
| exclusive | shut people out |
| expel | throw out |
| exodus | mass migration |
| "Exodus" | book of the Bible |
| contra | against |
| contraband | something that is illegal or prohibited |
| contravene | agaisnt, in conflict with |
| contravert | debators |
| controversy | conflicts |
| edif | builiding or temple |
| edifice | building |
| Academia | park near Athens |
| academy | secondary school (private) |
| academese | big words |
| academicians | old-school, traditional-structured teacher |
| academic | scholarship, research, libraries |
| academics | school-related (homework) |