| A | B |
|---|
| integrity | morality; ethics |
| subterfuge | deception; evasion of the truth |
| predicated | based on...; preconceived on the basis of.... |
| treacherously | dangerously |
| belated | late; after it has passed by |
| impelled | forced forward; forced into action |
| esoteric | private, confidential, meant only for a select group |
| trifle | a plaything of little value; a tiny sum of money |
| abstracted | taken from; removed mentally |
| anomalous | abnormal |
| vermilion | scarlet; deep red |
| spinster | a woman who was never married |
| compelled | forced or driven to an action |
| bar mitzvah / bat mitzvah | a formal, coming-of-age ceremony for a Jewish 13-year-old |
| mandibles | jaws |
| lewd | lustful; inappropriately sexually oriented |
| illiterate | cannot read or write |
| illicit | illegal; prohibited |
| initiative | independent thinking or problem-solving |
| stolid | unenthusiastic; not reactive |
| domain | the space that someone or something occupies |
| contemplate | to think deeply |
| parapet | a low wall around the top of a building (castle) |
| laborious | labor-intensive; involving hard work |
| bravado | a show of feigned or pretended courage |
| desecrated | profaned; treated with disrespect |
| consecrated | honored, respected |
| levied | imposed or collected |
| shrewdly | slyly, cunningly, wickedly, |
| frenzied | made crazy, insanely confused |
| nurtured | nourished, promoted to grow |
| slatternly | sloppy, dirty, untidy, filthy |
| feigned | pretended, faked |
| joviality | happiness, joyfulness |
