| A | B |
| malice | a desire to harm others or to see others suffer |
| confer | to consult together; compare opinions |
| trounce | to censure something or someone forcefully |
| cull | remove something that has been rejected |
| vanquish | to defeat or conquer in a competition, race, or conflict |
| syllabication | forming or dividing words into syllables |
| anemia | a deficiency of red blood cells |
| phalanx | a compact or close-knit body of people |
| frieze | A decorative horizontal band. A frieze can be carved in relief or painted and is typically found at the highest point of a wall, or may be part of the entablature |
| perpetual | continuing or continued without intermission or interruption; ceaseless |