| A | B |
|---|
| abyss | a deep or bottomless pit |
| befall | to happen, occur; to happen to |
| crucial | of supreme importance, decisive, critical |
| dregs | the last remaining part; the part of least worth |
| embody | to give form to; to incorporate, include; to personify |
| exasperate | to irritate, annoy, or anger |
| fiasco | the complete collapse or failure of a project |
| garnish | to adorn or decorate, especially food; an ornament or decoration, especially for food |
| heritage | an inheritance; a birthright |
| inert | lifeless, unable to move or act; slow, inactive |
| mercenary | acting or working for self-gain only; a hired soldier, a soldier of fortune |
| negligent | marked by carelessness or indifference; failing to do what should be done |
| oblivion | forgetfulness, disregard; a state of being forgotten; an amnesty, general pardon |
| opus | an impressive piece of work, especially a musical composition or other work of art |
| pallid | pale, lacking color; weak and lifeless |
| parable | a short narrative designed to teach a moral lesson |
| rational | based on reasoning; able to make use of reason; sensible or reasonable |
| reciprocal | shared; involving give-and-take between two persons or things; working in both directions; a number that, when multiplied by another number, gives 1 |
| stricture | a limitation or restriction; a criticism; a narrowing of a passage in the body |
| veneer | a thin outer layer; a surface appearance or decoration; to cover with a thin layer |
