| A | B |
|---|
| aftermath | consequence |
| degrading | lowering in self respect |
| elite | superior group |
| inexplicable | unable to be explained |
| paraphernalia | personal belongings |
| plaudits | expressions of approval |
| posthumous | after his/her death |
| rote | memorizing in an unthinking manner |
| unassuming | modest |
| remonstrate | speak in protest |
| aqueduct | structure for conveying water |
| chastise | punish, beat, or critisize |
| demean | degrade |
| edifying | instructive in an incouraging way |
| exhilarating | invigorating |
| inter | bury (from the latin root 'in terra,' meaning in the earth) |
| interrogate | question harshly |
| pugnacious | quarrelsomely aggressive |
| wend | travel |
| caries | tooth decay (cavities) |
| chronical | record of history |
| deem | believe |
| dialouge | conversation |
| historic | important in history |
| hypothetical | supposed fot the sake of the argument |
| lucre | money |
| odorous | sweet-smelling |
| sinister | evil |
| accord | agreement |
| accord | free will |
| accord | award |
| dialouge | a continuous exchange of veiws |
| coerce | compell by making threats against |
| contrite | remorseful |
| incorrigible | incapable of being reformed |
| insight | understanding |
| pestilence | disease that rages unchecked |
| repudiate | refuse to accept |
| reverent | solemnly respectful |
| umbrage | feel offended |
| averse | opposed |
| disclaim | deny |
| reputable | respectable |
| inexorable | that connot be stoped |
| stipulate | specify |
| tangible | that can be touched |
| vigilante | person taking the law into theur own hands |
| vindictive | revengfull |
| adept | skillful |
| antithesis | exact opposite |
| copious | plentiful |
| demented | mentally ill |
| eccentric | oddly behaving |
| remit | send |
| remit | forgive |
| sepulchur | tomb |
| simile | directly expressed comparison between things |
| synthetic | compsed of man made fiber |
| undulate | move in a wavelike maner |
| abridged | shortened |
| acrid | sharp-smelling |
| acrid | bitter |
| carnage | bloody kiling of many people |
| distended | swollen |
| epistle | letter |
| flay | remove the skin from |
| flay | harshly criticize |
| symbol | object that is representative |
| transcribe | make a written copy of |
| alumni | graduates |
| arbitrary | based on personal whim |
| credence | beliefe in what another says |
| exorbitant | excessively high |
| gullible | easily deceived |
| intrepid | fearless |
| reprehensible | deserving of rebuke (punishment) |
| restitution | a making up |
| annotated | with explanitary notes |
| bulwark | defense |
| bulwark | sides above the deck (of a ship) |
| chasten | punish |
| embelish | add decorative details to |
| hidebound | narrow-minded and old-fashioned |
| impassive | showing no feeling |
| pervade | spread throughout |
| stalwart | fearless and sturdy |
| stilted | forced and unnatural |
| acquiesce | agree without protest |
| assiduous | marked by steady effort |
| eschew | shun |
| nebulous | vague |
| remuneration | payment for work done |
| rime | frozen mist |
| rime | poem |
| suave | gracious and self-assured |
| virulent | highly infectious |
| virulent | hateful |
