| A | B |
| abduct | (v.) To carry away by force; to kidnap. |
| abode | (n.) The place where one lives; home. |
| abyss | (n.) 1. A deep opening in the earth. 2. Anything too deep to measure. |
| arbitrate | (v.) To settle a disagreement between two parties by having a third party make a decision after hearing both sides. |
| attribute | (v.) To think of as coming from or belonging to a particular person or thing. (n.) A quality or feature associated with a person or thing. |
| capricious | (adj.) Likely to change quickly for no obvious reason. |
| compromise | (v.) To settle a disagreement by having each side give up something. 2. To expose to the possibility of criticism or shame. (n.) A settlement reached by each side giving up something. |
| devout | (adj.) 1. Very religious. 2. Sincere. |
| distraught | (adj.) Deeply disturbed; very troubled. |
| enlighten | (v.) To inform or instruct; to give knowledge or truth to. |
| incline | (v.) 1. To slope or lean. 2. To be likely to; to have fondness for. 3. To bend or bow (the head) (n.) A sloping surface. |
| intervene | (v.) To enter in order to help or settle something. |
| necessity | (n.) 1. Anything that cannot be done without or that is greatly needed. 2. The condition of being needed. |
| orbit | (n.) The path of one heavenly body around another. (v.) To put into orbe in orbit. |
| sacred | (adj.) 1. Holy; having to do with religion. 2. Worthy of being given the greatest honor or respect. |