| A | B |
|---|
| antecedent | going before in time |
| antipathy | revulsion, any object of strong dislike |
| circumvent | go around |
| consensus | agreement |
| controversy | a discussion or situation in which opposing views clash |
| decimate | destroy or kill a large portion of |
| demote | lower in grade or position |
| disinterested | not motivated by personal interests or selfish motives |
| euphemism | use of a word or phrase that is considered less distasteful or offensive than another |
| exorbitant | going beyond what is reasonable |
| illegible | not able to be read |
| intermittent | stopping and starting again at intervals |
| malevolent | having an evil disposition toward others |
| precursor | a forerunner, one who goes before |
| prognosis | forecast; especially in medicine |
| retrospect | think about the past |
| subordinate | inferior to or placed below another in rank |
| synthesis | putting two or morre things together to form a whole |
| transcend | go beyond the limits of; to overstep, overcome or exceed |
| trivial | of little worth or importance |
| euphonious | pleasant sounding |
| decumbent | lying down |
| anteroom | outer room used as a waiting room |
| antefix | an ornament on the molding of a building |
| circumference | external boundary or surface of an object |
| sychronize | to make occur at the same time |
| malpractice | an injurious, negligent practice |
| submarine | something that functions undersea; a sandwich |
| contradict | imply the opposite; deny |
| transgress | violate a command or law |
