| A | B |
|---|
| metamorphosis | a transformation or dramatic change |
| donnybrook | a fight; an uproar |
| nonchalant | unconcerned; indifferent |
| vestige | a trace or evidence of something that once existed |
| interlocutor | someone who participates in a conversation |
| procrustean | strictly disregarding individual differences or circumstances |
| stygian | dark and forbidding |
| sophistry | a deliberately deceptive or misleading argument |
| carte blanche | boundless authority; unlimited authority |
| incantation | a chant; a recited magical spell |
| cosmopolitan | worldly; sophisticated |
| rife | abundant; prevalent |
| nomenclature | technical names or naming system in an art or science |
| brigand | a robber or bandit |
| contemptuous | haughtly; scornful |
