| A | B |
|---|
| malaria | a disease carried by mosquitoes that affects the red blood cells |
| mired | stuck in deep mud; weighed down |
| verified | confirmed; proven true |
| maneuvered | moved troops skillfully into place |
| incoherent | not clearly or logically connected; disjointed |
| contradictory | something that is opposing what someone believes or says |
| ruthless | without mercy; cruel; having no pity |
| pandemonium | a wild, widespread uproar |
| underestimate | to incorrectly look down on something or someone |
| resentment | displeasure at something |
| brooked | tolerated; put up with |
| chaotic | without control; crazy and hectic |
| terrain | landscape |
| complicity | association or involvement in a wrongful act |
| provender | provisions; dried food for domestic animals |
| annals | a historical record of events arranged in yearly sequence |
| extremities | limit |
| vindictiveness | tendency to seek revenge or to retaliate |
| clemency | mercy; forgiveness |
| tenacity | persistence or continuous effort |
| deluded | deceived or mislead (people) |
| degradation | reduction in dignity |
| invective | harsh and bitter abuse |
| rhetorically | not needing an answer |
| paeans | songs of joy, praise, or triumph |
| preponderance | superiority in weight, power, importance, or numbers |
| lark | frolic or whim |
