| A | B |
|---|
| degenerate | to worsen or deteriorate |
| implausible | unbelievable or unlikely |
| incoherent | unnable to speak in an orderly, logical way |
| intercede | to make a request or plea on behalf for someone else |
| intricate | complicated or complex |
| sanctuary | a place of safety, protection, or relief |
| scrutiny | close inspection; careful examination |
| sinister | evil or wicked |
| suffice | to be adequate or good enough |
| vulnerable | open to damage or attack |
| blatant | very obvious, often offensively so |
| blight | something that weakens, damages, or destroys |
| contrive | to plan cleverly or think up |
| garble | to mix up or confuse ( a story or message) |
| gaunt | thin and skeletal |
| gloat | to feel/express self-satisfaction or delight, often meanly and spitefully |
| immaculate | perfectly clean |
| plagiarism | using someone else's ideas/writings as one's own |
| qualm | an uneasy feeling about how right/proper a particular action is |
| retaliate | to pay back (e.g., for an injury) |
