| A | B |
|---|
| ameliorate | to make better; to improve |
| squalor | filth and degradation |
| palatial | kingly; opulent |
| atrophy | to waste away; decrease in size |
| bereft | deprived of something; lacking something needed or expected |
| abysmal | very profound; limitless; very bad |
| degradation | humiliation; disgrace |
| fraternize | to associate with others in a brotherly fashion |
| convey | to communicate or make known |
| meager | inadequate, very small, insufficient |
| latrine | outdoor toilet |
| inevitable | must occur, cannot be avoided |
| infuriated | angered |
| rampant | unchecked; marked by menacing wildness |
| revel | to take great joy in, exalt in celebration |
