| A | B |
| anthropoid | adj. manlike |
| bard | noun - poet |
| cadaverous | adj. like a corpse; pale |
| dermatologist | noun - skin doctor |
| exonerate | vb. - acquit; free from blame |
| fanaticism | noun excessive zeal |
| grapple | vb. wrestle |
| husbandry | noun management in resources, especially in agriculture |
| imprudent | adj. lacking caution |
| iridescent | adj. exhibiting rainbowlike colors |
| lexicon | noun dictionary |
| mendacious | adj. lying |
| nubile | adj. of marriageable condition; sexually attractive |
| philology | noun study of language |
| propellants | noun an explosive for driving objects forward |
| opportunists | noun people who take advantage of a situation |
| seismic | adj. relating to vibration of the earth |
| render | vb. deliver |
| tautological | adj. needlessly repetitious |
| toga | noun Roman robe |