| A | B |
| to get back health and strength after an illness | convalesce verb |
| to set aside for a certain purpose | dedicate verb |
| to devote to a serious purpose | dedicate verb |
| to name address, or set aside as an honor | dedicate verb |
| to give orders to command | dictate verb |
| to say aloud while another writes down the words | dictate verb |
| a person who has complete control over a country, a person who is obeyed without question | dictator noun |
| to make angry, to annoy | exasperate verb |
| very annoying | exasperating adj |
| deserving of attention, outstanding | notable adj |
| coming later than expected or needed | overdue adj |
| unpaid when owed | overdue adj |
| to end the rule of, to defeat, often by using force | overthrow verb |
| verb past tense | overthrew |
| the act of defeating | overthrow noun |
| to pierce | penetrate verb |
| to pass through | penetrate verb |
| a drawing, painting, or hotograph of a person, especially a face | portrait noun |
| to refuse to accept control by others | rebel verb |
| a person who refuses to obey orders or the law | rebel noun |
| fighting against another's control | rebellious adj |
| open opposition to another's control | rebellion noun |
| to keep with in certain limits | restrict verb |
| a limit | restriction noun |
| not very often, rarely | seldom adverb |
| to make more active | stimulate verb |
| a violent windstorm usually with snow rain or hail | tempest noun |
| stormy, wild | tempestuous adj |
| the care and training a child gets while growing up | upbringing noun |