| A | B |
|---|
| Tantamount | Equal in value or significance |
| Collude | To conspire or plot together |
| Bilk | To cheat out of something of value |
| Adage | Saying that embodies a common observation |
| Secular | Not belonging or connected to religion |
| Brevity | Shortness of duration |
| Inter | To place a dead body in the eart or tomb |
| Abysmal | Immeasurably low or wretched |
| Accolade | Mark of acknowledgement |
| Blatant | Completely obvious |
| Base | Lacking high qualities |
| Rustle | To obtain by one's own energy |
| Replete | Fully equipped |
| Acrid | Strong and bitter in smell/taste |
| Zeitgeist | Ideas and spirit of a time period |
| Lenient | Showing tolerance or mercy |
| Fallible | Capable of making a mistake |
| Insatiable | Wanting more; unable to satisfy |
| Vie | To contend for or complete with somebody or something |
| Pique | Arouse interest |
