| A | B |
|---|
| imperative | extremely important; urgent |
| deft | quick and skillful |
| android | humanlike robot |
| polyandry | practice of having two or more husbands at one time |
| androgynous | having both male and female characteristics |
| androgen | male sex hormone |
| androcentric | centered around male interests |
| androcracy | political and social rule by men |
| autocracy | rule by one person with unlimited power |
| autograph | person's signature |
| autocosm | self-created private world |
| autonomous | self-governing; subject to one's own laws |
| autogenous | produced from within;self-generating |
| autobiography | person's life history written by himself |
| palpable | easily felt or touched |
| indolent | lazy |
| disarming | removing or lessening suspicions or fears |
| amenities | comforts and conveniences |
| imprudent | unwise |
| scruples | feelings of doubt or guilt about a suggested action |
| soliticiously | in a concerned manner |
| opiate | anything that soothes or calms someone; a medicine containing opium |
| intraveneously | through a vein |
| discern | to recognize as different |
| oppressive | causing hardship; hot and humid |
