| A | B |
|---|
| abhor | to hate; detest |
| precept | a rule of personal conduct; belief; law |
| indispensable | absolutely necessary |
| chattel | a possession |
| depravity | a very evil quality or way of behaving; an evil or immoral act |
| pious | extremely devout; devoted to a religion or faith |
| vindication | the justifying of a person by proving him or her blameless |
| denunciation | a criticism of someone or something as bad or wrong |
| prudence | careful, good judgment that avoids danger |
| utterance | vocal or written expression; power, style, or manner of speaking |
| brute | a nonhuman creature; beast; a crude person |
| bestow | to convey as a gift |
| unabated | being at full force or strength |
| stratagem | a cleverly contrived trick or scheme |
| commence | to begin |
| writhe | to twist the body in pain; to shrink mentally |
| gulag | forced labor camp |
| proselytize | to induce someone to convert to one's faith; to recruit someone to join one's party, institution, or cause |
| urchin | a mischievous and often poor and raggedly clothed youngster |
| apt | ready, suited for or to a purpose; keenly intelligent |
