| A | B |
|---|
| callous (adj) | hardened; insensitive |
| supercilious (adj) | full of haughty arrogance |
| idiosyncrasy (n) | a peculiar trait or habit |
| anomaly (n) | unusual event |
| fetter (v) | to tie up; to chain |
| vilify (v) | to slander; to defame |
| heinous (adj) | cruel and unusual |
| atrophy (v) | to weaken from disuse |
| abate (v) | to subside; to decrease in intensity |
| porous (adj) | filled with many holes |
| undermine (v) | to weaken or diminish something |
| obsequious (adj) | overly submissive |
| attrition (n) | a wearing away of strength or morale |
| recant (v) | to withdraw or renounce, esp. in a formal or public manner |
| incantation (n) | the chanting of words or formulas that are believed to cast a spell or perform other magic |
| fidelity (n) | faithful devotion to duty or to one's obligations or vows; loyalty; faithfulness |
| apathy (n) | lack of emotion, interest or concern; indifference |
| desolate (adj) | left alone; lonely; solitary; uninhabited; deserted |
| consolidate (v) | to combine into a single whole; merge; unite |
| sequester (v) | to set off or apart; separate |
| sol | alone |
| sequi | follow |
| troph | nourishment |
| vilis | worthless |
| cant | sing |
| fid | faith |
| path | feeling |
| antebellum -- (adj) before the war | before the war |
| malcontent (n) | a dissatisfied, rebellious person |
| malediction (n) | abuse; evil talk about someone; slander |
| carnage (n) | bloody and extensive slaughter, exp. in battle; massacre; bloodshed |
| nefarious (adj) | wicked; sinful |
| repugnant (adj) | offensive; repulsive |
| avarice (n) | extreme greed |
| inimical (adj) | unfriendly |
| perfidy (n) | deliberate breach of trust; treachery |
| pilfer (v) | to steal |
| mal | bad |
| ante | before |
| bell | war |
| carn | flesh |
