| A | B |
|---|
| alacrity | cheerfulness, full of energy |
| antechamber | a small room used as a waiting room in a doctor's office |
| arbor | a garden of trees |
| assiduous | hard working, diligent |
| augument | to increase, to make larger |
| benevolent | acts of kindness and goodwill |
| breviary | a small prayer book |
| cassock | a gown worn by the clergy or a priest |
| celibacy | abstention by vow from marriage |
| coffers | chestbox, strong box, treasury |
| cupidity | inordinate desire for wealth, greed, avariceed |
| denunciation | public condemnation |
| imperceptible | not perceivable by the 5 senses |
| legacy | inheritance, a gift by will from a relative |
| lithe | agile, nimble, a ballerina |
| obelisk | the shape of the Washington Monument |
| obsequious | sticky sweet, fawning behavior |
| panacea | a remedy for all illness and difficulties |
| parry | to ward off a weapon or blow |
| quarantine | enforced isolation due to fear of disease |
| rapacity | greed, excessive lust |
| requiem | a funeral speech or song |
| ruse | a game of confusion and false identity |
| supplicate | to make humble |
| sombre | sad, gloomy, sober |
| tenacity | holding on fast, extremely diligent |
| vendetta | insatiable desire for revenge and vengeance |
| veneration | highly respected, honored |
| vengeance | a desire to take revenge, pay back |
| usurper | to take by force without right |
