| A | B |
| abscond (verb) | to run off and hide |
| access (noun) | approach or admittance to places, persons, things; an increase |
| pliant (adjective) | bending reaily, easily influenced |
| anarchy (noun) | a lack of government and law, confusion |
| auspicious (adjective) | hard to do, requiring much effort |
| biased (adjective) | favoring one side unduly; prejudiced |
| arduous (adjective) | hard to do, requiring much effort |
| daunt (verb) | to overcome with fear, intimidate; to dishearten, discourage |
| disentangle (verb) | to free from tangles or complications |
| fated (adjective) | determined in advance by destiny or fortune |
| hoodwink (verb) | to mislead by a trick, diceive |
| inanimate (adjective) | not having life; without energy or spirit |
| incinerate (verb) | to burn to ashes |
| intrepid (adjective) | very brave, fearless, unshakable |
| larceny (noun) | theft |
| pompous (adjective) | overly self-important in speech or manner; excessively stately or ceremonious |
| precipice (noun) | a very steep cliff; the brink or edge of disaster |
| rectify (verb) | to make right, correct |
| reprieve (noun) | a temporary relief or delay |
| revile (verb) | to attack with words, call bad names |