| A | B |
| surmise | (v) to think or to believe without certain supporting evidence; to conjecture or to guess; (n) an idea or thought that seems likely but lacks definite proof |
| surpass | (v) to exceed; to go beyond the expected |
| sycophant | (n) servile flatterer |
| volition | (n) the power to choose, will, or decide; the act of choosing, willing, or deciding |
| voracious | (adj) greedy in eating; ravenous; gluttonous; excessively eager; immoderate |
| wan | 9adj) dark; gloomy; dusky; sad, sorrowful |
| wary | (adj) cautious of danger; guarded |
| wrest | (v) to pull or force away by or as if by violence |
| yen | (n) an intense desire; a longing; an urge |
| zenith | (n) summit; the highest |