| A | B |
|---|
| Machination | Plot or scheme |
| Preeminent | Very distinguished |
| Tribulation | A cause of great suffering |
| Prudent | Acting with or no care for the future |
| Vociferous | Expressing or characterized by vehement opinion |
| Portico | A structure consisting of a roof supported by columns at regular intervals, typically attached as a porch to a building |
| Muse | Each of nine goddesses, the daughters of Zues and Mnemosyne |
| Abate | Becoming less intense, or widespread |
| Hecatomb | A great public sacrifice, originally of a hundred oxen |
| Retribution | Punishment inflicted on someone as a vengeance for a wrong or criminal act |
