| A | B |
|---|
| spartan | simple, frugal, austere |
| chord | a feeling or emotion |
| discharge | to release or allow to go |
| disheveled | untidy; disarranged |
| imagery | the formation of mental images, figures, or likenesses of things |
| justice | the maintenance or administration of what is just by law |
| perfect | entirely without flaws, defects, or shortcomings |
| pithy | brief, forceful, and meaningful in expression |
| probe | an investigation, especially by a legislative committee, of suspected illegal activity |
| raze | to tear down; to demolish; to level to the ground |
| adhere | to follow closely or exactly |
| ascertain | to find out definitely; to learn with certainty or assurance; to determine |
| commute | to travel regularly over some distance, as from a suburb into a city and back |
| descent | the act, process, or fact of moving from a higher to a lower position |
| dismount | to get off or alight from a horse, bicycle, etc. |
| herculean | requiring the great strength of Hercules; very hard to perform |
| hoard | to accumulate for preservation, future use, etc., in a hidden or guarded place |
| mood | a state or quality of feeling at a particular time |
| poignant | affecting or moving the emotions |
| prerogative | a right, privilege, etc., limited to a specific person or persons of a particular category |
