| A | B |
|---|
| illegible | [adj.] difficult, impossible to read |
| jeer | [v.] a rude remark of derision |
| mediocre | [adj.] undistinguished, average, ordinary |
| lucrative | [adj.] profitable, bringing in money |
| proliferate | [v.] to increase or spread rapidly; to reproduce |
| subjugate | [v.] to conquer by force; bring under complete control |
| sullied | [v.] to soil, to stain to besmirch, to defile |
| tantalize | [v.] to tease, to torment [by teasing] |
| terse | [adj.] succint, brief |
| unflinching | [pres. part.] unshakable, showing no sign of fear |
| abridged | [v.] to make shorter, [adj.] condense |
| adherents | [n.] a follower, supporter; [adj.] attached |
| altercation | [n.] an angry argument |
| cherubic | [adj.] resembling an angel or cherub |
| condone | [v.] to pardon, to overlook [as in bad behavior] |
