| A | B |
|---|
| ascertain | To find out for certain. |
| surveillance | Close observation of a person or area. |
| stamina | Physical strength or courage to resist hardship, illness, or fatigue. |
| restive | Showing impatience because of restrictions or delays. |
| perpetuate | To cause to continue indefinitely... |
| lurid | Causing horror; extremely gruesome. Glowing with redness of flames seen through a haze. |
| irrational | Lacking sound judgment; not governed by reason. |
| humane | Compassionate, kind to other human beings or to animals. |
| foreboding | A strong feeling that something bud is about to happen. |
| encroach | To advance little by little beyond the usual limits or boundaries. |
| discredit | To hurt the reputation of. To destroy confidence or trust in. |
| desist | To refrain from continuing something. |
| defer | To put off or postpone. To yield to out of respect for the knowledge or authority of another. |
| deference | Submitting to the wishes of another because of respect. |
| cull | To select and remove weak or inferior. |
| chastise | To punish by beating. To rebuke or criticize. |
