| A | B |
| abhor (v) | to regard with horror or loathing; to hate deeply |
| amend (v) | to change in a formal way; to change for the better |
| buffet (v) | to slap or cuff; to strike repeatedly; to drive or force with blows; force one's way with difficulty |
| chaos (n) | great confusion, disorder |
| commodious (adj) | roomy, spacious |
| corrosive (adj) | eating away gradually, acidlike; bitterly sarcastic |
| discern (v) | to see clearly, recognize |
| extant (adj) | still existing; not exterminated, destroyed, or lost |
| implicate (v) | to involve in; to connect with or be related to |
| inter (v) | to bury; to consign to oblivion |
| martinet (n) | a strict desciplinarian; a strickler for the rules |
| obviate (v) | to anticipate and prevent; to remove, dispose of |
| renegade (n) | one who leaves a group; a deserter, outlaw |
| reprehensible (adj) | deserving blame or punishment |
| somber (adj) | dark, gloomy; depressed or melancholy in spirit |
| squalid (adj) | filthy, wretcheed, debased |
| turbulent (adj) | disorderly, riotous, violent; stormy |
| vociferous (adj) | loud and noisy; compelling attention |
| voluminous (adj) | of great size; numerous; writing or speaking at great length |
| waive (v) | to do without, give up voluntairly; to put off temporarily, defer |