| A | B |
|---|
| milieu | (n.) environment or setting |
| maxim | (n.) an expression of a general truth or principal |
| embargo | (n.) prohibition on commerce |
| dovetail | (v.) to fit skillfully together to form a whole |
| stricture | (n.) a hostile ctirism, critiacl remark; the narrowed part |
| opus | (n.) a literary or musical composition |
| rue | (v.) to feel regret, remorse (n.) regret or sorrow |
| pseudonym | (n.) a fictitious name; a pen name |
| voracious | (adj.) greedy in eating, ravenous; insatiable |
| purge | (v.) to cleanse or purify |
| acme | (n.) the highest point; best or most successful |
| tedious | (adj.) tiresome because of length or dullness |
