| A | B |
| bestow | to give as a gift or honor |
| abhor | to hate |
| precept | a rule of personal conduct; belief |
| abate | to reduce in amount, degree, intensity, etc.; lessen; diminish |
| chattel | a mere possession such as an animal |
| depravity | a very evil quality or way of behaving; an evil or immoral act |
| pious | extremely devout; devoted to a religion or faith |
| vindication | the justifying of a person by proving him or her blameless; to show someone or something correct or true |
| denunciation | a criticism of someone or something as bad or wrong |
| prudence | careful, good judgment that avoids danger |
| rifling | to ransack, especially with the intent to steal |
| emulate | to try to equal or excel |
| Faustian | a reference to a dark character in literature; evil |
| piratical | behaving like a criminal or bandit |
| boola-boola | riotous behavior; partying |
| glutted | saturated; full |
| feign | to pretend or fake |