| A | B |
|---|
| abandon | desert; leave |
| keen | sharp; eager |
| jealous | wanting something someone else has |
| tact | ability to say the right thing |
| oath | a promise |
| vacant | empty |
| hardship | difficulty |
| gallant | brave; showing respect for women |
| data | facts; information |
| unaccustomed | not used to something |
| bachelor | a man who is not married |
| qualify | become fit; show you are able |
| postpone | put off to a later time; delay |
| consent | agree; give permission or approve |
| massive | big and heavy; large and solid |
| capsule | a small case or covering |
| preserve | keep from harm or change |
| denounce | condemn in public; express strong disapproval of |
| unique | having no like or equal |
| torrent | any violent, rushing stream |
| resent | feel injured and angered at something |
| molest | interfere with and trouble; disturb |
| gloomy | dark; dim; in low spirits |
| unforeseen | not known; unexpected |
| tradition | belief, opinion, custom |
| rural | in the country |
| burden | what is carried; a load |
| campus | grounds of a school |
| majority | the larger number |
| reform | change for the better |
| explore | examine |
| topic | subject that people write about |
| debate | discussion for or against something |
| evade | get away from by cleverness |
| probe | search into |
| assemble | bring together |
| vapor | moisture in the air |
| eliminate | get rid of |
| villain | very wicked person |
| dense | closely packed; thick |
| utilize | make use of |
| humid | moist; damp |
| theory | explanation based on observation |
| descend | go or come down |
| circulate | go around |
| enormous | extremely large |
| predict | tell beforehand |
| vanish | disappear |
| approach | come near or nearer to |
| detect | find out; discover |
| defect | fault; that which is wrong |
| employee | a person who works for pay |
| neglect | give too little care or attention to |
| deceive | to mislead or act like something false is true |
| undoubtedly | certainly |
| popular | liked by most people |
| thorough | being all that is needed; complete |
| client | customer |
| comprehensive | including much; covering completely |
| defraud | take money, rights, etc. away by cheating |
| rural | in the country |
| explore | examine |
| burden | what is carried; a load |
| evade | get away by trickery |
| tempt | try to get someone to do something |
| tradition | beliefs, opinions, and customs |
| campus | grounds of a college |
| majority | the larger number |
| assemble | gather together |
| topic | subject that people think |
| debate | a discussion of pros and cons |
| probe | search into |
| reform | change for the better |
| sinister | evil; wicked |
| shriek | scream |
| recline | lie back |
| peril | danger |
| numb | without feeling |
| wager | bet |
| frigid | very cold |
| conceal | to hide |
| corpse | dead body |
| dismal | dreary |
| inhabit | to live in |
