| A | B |
|---|
| Apartheid | A policy of strict racial segregation in South Africa |
| Berate | To scold severely |
| Burlesque | Comically imitated or parodied |
| Catalyst | A person or thing that causes a change |
| Chasm | A deep crack in the surface |
| Colloquial | Having to do with informal speech and phrases |
| Criterion | A standard rule or test by which someone/something can be judged |
| Curtail | To make less by cutting away |
| Destitute | Extreme poverty |
| Distended | To enlarge from internal pressure |
| Emulate | To strive to equal or excel |
| Fauna | Animal life specific to a region |
| Garrulous | Annoyingly talkative |
| Heinous | Shockingly evil or hateful |
| Iota | Extremely small amount |
| Juxtaposition | Being side by side |
| Lax | Loose; not rigid |
| Livid | Very angry; enraged |
| Mandate | Formal order or authoritative command |
| Onerous | Imposing |
