| A | B |
| obituary | a notice of the death of a person, often with a biographical sketch, as in a newspaper. |
| legitimate | according to law; lawful |
| desecrate | to treat with sacrilege; profane. |
| malaise | a condition of general bodily weakness or discomfort, |
| lucid | easily understood; completely intelligible or comprehensible: |
| mordant | sharply caustic or sarcastic, as wit or a speaker; biting. |
| omnificent | creating all things; having unlimited powers of creation. |
| paradox | a statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth. |
| pecuniary | of or pertaining to money: |
| pacification | to bring to peace |