| A | B |
| Authorize | To give permission |
| Booty | plunder, a valuable object taken by force |
| culprit | a person who has commited a crime |
| dawdle | to waste time |
| dissect | to analyze with great care |
| expend | to pay out, spend or use |
| fatality | an accidental death |
| gullible | easily fooled |
| illicit | not permitted, unlawful |
| immerse | to plunge or dip |
| inflammatory | causing excitement or anger |
| memorandum | a note to aid one's memory |
| pathetic | marked by strong emotion, worthy of pity |
| persevere | to refuse to quit when the going gets tough |
| prevaricate | to lie, to mislead on purpose |
| quash | to crush or put down |
| relish | to enjoy greatly |
| reminisce | to recall on'e past thoughts |
| scour | to clean or polish |
| writhe | to make twisting, turning movements in a way that suggests pain or struggle |