| A | B |
| Austere | severe or stern in manner |
| Cadaverous | pale, gaunt, resembling a corpse |
| Crass | coarse, unfeeling; stupid |
| Desecrate | to commit sacrilege upon |
| Grandiose | grand in an impressive or stately way |
| Infraction | a breaking of a law or obligation |
| Pillage | to rob of goods by open force |
| Punctilious | very careful and exact |
| Reprove | to find fault with, scold, rebuke |
| Stalwart | strong and sturdy; brave |
| Acrimonious | stinging, bitter in temper or tone |
| Consternation | dismay, confusion |
| Disavow | to deny responsibility with |
| Dissension | disagreement, sharp difference of opinion |
| Expurgate | to remove objectionable passages or words from a written text |
| Hypothetical | based on an assumption or guess |
| Impugn | to call into question; to attack as false |
| Odium | hatred, contempt |
| Relegate | to place in a lower position |
| Subservient | subordinate in capacity or role |
| Abate | to make less in amount |
| Anathema | an object of intense dislike |
| Avarice | a greedy disire, particularly for wealth |
| Dilatory | tending to delay or procrastinate, not prompt |
| Equivocate | to speak or act in a way that allows for more than one interpretation |
| Irresolute | unable to make up one's mind, hesitating |
| Novice | one who is just a beginner at some activity requiring skill and experience |
| Pretentious | done for show, striving to make a big impression |
| Resuscitate | to revive, bring back to consciousness or exsistence |
| Supposition | something that is assumed or taken for granted without conclusive evidence |