| A | B |
| efficacious | effective; producing the desired outcome |
| catharsis | release of emotional tension |
| inundate | to overwhelm; to fill beyond capacity |
| revere | to regard with respect |
| internecine | mutually destructive |
| risible | relating to laughter; laughable |
| sybaritic | marked by luxury or pleasure |
| crepuscular | pertaining to twilight |
| kudos | acclaim or praise |
| estrange | to alienate |
| intrinsic | of or relating to a thing's basic nature; inherent |
| maxim | an extablished principle; a truth or rule of conduct |
| putrid | rotten and foul smelling |
| servile | submissive; slavish |
| apocryphal | of questionable authenticity, but widely believed |