| A | B |
| referendum | submitting a bill already passed by a legislative body to a direct vote by the citizens |
| conjectural | involving or depending on a guess |
| restive | restless, uneasy |
| circumscribe | retrict, hold in by bounds or limits |
| benefactor | one who preserves, protects, saves, especially through kindly help or financial assistance |
| extant | still in existence |
| convolution | a coiling; winding |
| primogeniture | inheritance by the first-born son |
| stature | (figurative) distinguished development and achievement |
| nominal | being something in name only; not real |
| superstitious | characterized by an unreasonable fear of the unkown, mysterious, or imaginary |
| tenure | conditions or terms under which something is held |
| prerequisite | something required as a prior condition to something else |
| err | (figurative) to do wrong or sin |
| inference | that which is concluded or found out by reasoning |
| terrarium | a container in which (minature) plants are grown in a soil mixture |
| influence | the capacity or power to produce effects on others by tangible or indirect means |
| exigency | a situation (instance) which demands immediate action or attention |
| perquisite | anything, such as fringe benefits or a bonus, received for work above the regular salary; ("perk") |
| constituency | the condition of holding together and retaining form; firmness |