| A | B |
| AUTHORIZE | to approve or permit; to give power or authority to |
| CULPRIT | a person who has committed a crime |
| DAWDLE | to waste time; to be idle |
| DISSECT | to cut apart in preparation for scientific study; to analyze with great care |
| EXPEND | to pay out, spend; to use up |
| FATALITY | an event resulting in death |
| GULLIBLE | easily fooled, tricked |
| ILLICIT | not permitted, unlawful, improper |
| IMMERSE | to plunge or dip into a fluid; to involve deeply |
| INFLAMMATORY | causing excitement or anger |
| MEMORANDUM | a note aid one's memory;an informal note |
| PATHETIC | worthy of pity |
| PERSEVERE | to refuse to quit wven when the going is tough |
| PREVARICATE | to lie |
| QUASH | to crush |
| RELISH | enjoyment or satisfaction |
| REMINISCE | to recall one's past thoughts or feelings |
| SCOUR | to clean or polish by hand; to examine with great care; to move about quickly in search of |
| TRIBUTE | something done or given to show thanks or respect |
| WRITHE | to make twisting or turning movements in a way that suggests pain or struggle |