| A | B |
|---|
| scourge | to cause wide and great affliction |
| malice | the intention or desire to do evil |
| bind | to be under obligation to do something |
| adversary | the opposition, or the side against your cause |
| illuminate | to brighten with light or to be intellectually brightened |
| tyrant | a ruler who brutally exercises absolute power |
| vain | having or showing excessive pride in one's appearance or achievements |
| precede | to be, go or come ahead or in front of |
| preside | to occupy the place of authority |
| conspirator | joiner in a secret agreement to do an unlawful or wrongful act |
| ambush | attack and trap from a concealed location |
| implicate | very close or incriminating connection with |
| reluctance | unwillingness; hesitation |
| dialogue | conversation between two or more people as seen in a book, play or movie |
| vestibule | a small entrance hall or passage between the outer door and the interior of a house or building |
| avenge | to inflict a punishment or penalty in return for; to take vengeance on behalf of |
| solemn | formal; dignified; serious |
| henchman | a faithful follower; political support willing and and prepared to engage in crime or dishonest practices |
| brute | a savagely violent person |
| deception | making someone believe something that isn't true |
| agonize | undergo great mental anguish through worrying about something |
| vengeance | something done in revenge, such as a punishment issued |
| menace | person; situation that's possibly damaging or a threat |
| coagulate | liquid becomes a soft mass or clot |
| mortal | likely to cause death |
| accomplice | person who helps another person do something wrong or illegal |
| endure | to put up with or to undergo |
| bewilder | to cause someone to be confused by something complicated |
| regiment | large number of people, particularly referring to a military unit made of two or more battalions |
| inferno | very hot fire with out-of-control flames |
| epidemic | outbreak of disease that occurs on a community-wide level |
| mayhem | violence, damage on a chaotic level |
| ascend | to move upward |
| impulsive | act or speak forcefully or quickly without planning |
| catastrophic | extremely harmful or greatly damaging level |
| inevitable | something that is certain to happen |
| deterioration | to make or become worse |
| elude | to escape detection or notice |
| collateral | Something pledged as security for repayment of a loan |
| salvation | a saving or being saved from danger |
| bond | interest-bearing certificate issued by a government |
| thicket | a thick growth of shrubs, underbrush, or small trees |
| confide | trust someone enough to share & discuss private affairs |
| interrogator | someone who ask questions in examining |
| tribunal | a court of justice |
| jeopardize | to put in great danger; risk loss, damage, or failure of; endanger |
| profoundly | intensely felt |
| spectacle | a public show or exhibition on a grand scale |
| sanctuary | a place of refuge or protection |
| emit | to utter or make (a sound) |
| vulnerable | exposed enough to be attacked or harmed |
| tarry | to delay, linger, be tardy |
| disembark | to go ashore from a ship, boat or aircraft |
| pungent | having a sharply strong taste or smell |
| chide | to scold mildly |
| deceitful | intended to be falseor to betray |
| relish | to take pleasure in something |
| dismay | a sudden or total loss of courage |
| proprietor | the person who owns or operates a business |
| lapse | to become inactive, invalid, to end |
| inquest | an investigation or inquiry into something |
| notoriety | the state of being famous for something negative |
| climactic | exciting or thrilling and acting as a turning point of the action |
