| A | B |
|---|
| theocracy | government in which church and state are one |
| corroborating | to support with evidence or authority; to make more certain |
| ascertain | to make more certain |
| calamity | a state of great distress or misery caused by misfortune or loss |
| vengeance | punishment in retaliation for injury or offence |
| prodigious | exciting wonder or amazement |
| deposition | testimony taken under oath |
| quavering | to utter in a tremulous voice |
| conspired | joining in secret agreement to accomplish a(n) lawful (unlawful) end |
| beguile | to deceive |
