| A | B |
|---|
| abridge | make shorter |
| adherent | follower, supporter |
| altercation | an angry argument |
| cherubic | angelic |
| condone | to pardon or overlook |
| dissent | to disagree |
| eminent | famous, outstanding |
| exorcise | to drive out by magic |
| fabricate | to make, to make up |
| irate | angry |
| marauder | a raider, plunderer |
| obesity | excessive fatness |
| pauper | an extremely poor person |
| pilfer | to steal in small quanities |
| rift | a split, break, breach |
| semblance | a likeness; an outward appearance |
| surmount | to overcome, rise above |
| terminate | to bring to an end |
| trite | commonplace, overused, stale |
| usurp | to seize and hold a position by force or without right |
| admonish | caution or advise against |
| breach | an opening or gap |
| brigand | a bandit, robber |
| circumspect | careful, cautious |
| commmandeer | to seize for military or official use |
| cumbersome | clumsy, hard to handle |
| deadlock | standstill |
| debris | scattered fragments |
| diffuse | to spead or scatter freely |
| dilemma | a difficult or perplexing situation |
| efface | to wipe out |
| muddle | to make a mess of |
| opinionated | stubborn and often unreasonable |
| perennial | lasting for a long time |
| predispose | to be inclined beforehand |
| relinquish | to let go, give up |
| salvage | to save from fire or shipwreck |
| spasmodic | sudden and violent but brief |
| spurious | not genuine, not true |
| unbridled | uncontrolled, lacking in restraint |
| adjourn | to stop proceedings temporarily |
| alien | a citizen of another country |
| comely | having a pleasing appeance |
| compensate | to make up for |
| dissolute | loose in one's morals or behavior |
| erratic | not regular or consistent |
| expulsion | the process of driving or forcing out |
| feint | a deliberately deceptive movement |
| fortify | to strengthen or build up |
| fodder | food for horse or cattle |
| illegible | difficult or impossible to read |
| jeer | to make fun of rudely or unkindly |
| lucrative | bringing in money |
| mediocore | average, ordinary |
| proliferate | to reproduce |
| subjugate | to conquer by force |
| sully | to soil or stain |
| tantalize | to tease, torment |
| terse | brief and to the point |
| unflinching | firm, showing no signs of fear |
