| A | B |
|---|
| barbarism | a savage, primitive, uncivilized condition |
| civilian | a person who is not on active duty with the military |
| combatant | engaged in combat, fighting; also ready or inclined to fight |
| dryly | unemotionally; indifferently; coldly |
| inexplicable | incapable of being explained |
| assenting | agreeing |
| contempt | scorn; disdain for anything considered base or vile |
| borne | endured, tolerated |
| retards | slows down, delays, hinders |
| hypothetical | assumed to exist; supposed |
| speculation | consideration of some subject; guessing |
| reflection | careful consideration; the act of thinking; pondering |
| credentials | official identification papers |
| incredulous | disbelieving |
| indignant | feeling angry at something considered insulting or unjust |
| consigned | handed over; delivered to |
| belated | coming after the customary or expected time; delayed |
| virtue | moral excellence |
| implication | real meaning of a remark; something implied or suggested as to be naturally inferred or understood |
| placidly | calmly, peacefully, tranquilly |
| fiend | a cruel or wicked person |
| deceitful | characterized by intentional misleading and concealment of the truth |
| complying | going along with; obeying; following someone's wishes |
| testily | irritably; impatiently |
| manhandled | handled roughly |
| absurd | utterly, obviously senseless or illogical |
| miscreant | a villainous person |
| tact | a keen sense of what to do or say to avoid giving offense |
| blunder | a gross or careless mistake |
| blackmail | agreement of payment obtained from another person by intimidation and threats |
| anticipated | foreseen; expected |
| ruefully | bitterly and regretfully; sorrowfully |
| absently | inattentively |
| personnel | the people who staff an organization |
| acclimatized | accustomed to a new environment |
