| A | B |
| abject | miserable |
| advocate | to defend |
| atrocity | act of great cruelty and wickedness |
| commemorate | serve as a memorial to |
| dialect | languge spoken in certain geographical region |
| dire | urgent or deperate; having terrible consequences |
| elite | superior status to others |
| enhance | make greater or better |
| flagrant | clearly offensive or bad; conspicuously acting against what is right |
| languish | lose hope, strength |
| mute | to soften or tone down sound |
| raze | to level to the ground; destroy completely |
| reprisal | retaliation |
| turmoil | state of confusion; tumult |
| wreak | to bring about or inflict |
| phil | love |
| anthro | man; human |
| ology | study of |
| stell | star |
| myth | legend |