| A | B |
|---|
| authorize/'au tho rise | (v)to approve or permit' to give power or authority to |
| booty/'boot y | (n)plunder; spoils taken (as from an enemy in war);anything valuable obtained by force or dishonesty |
| culprit/'cul prit | (n)a person who has committed a crime or is guilty of some misconduct; an offender |
| dawdle/'daw dle | (v)to waste time; to be idle; to spend more time in doing something than necessary |
| dissect/di 'ssect | (v)to cut apart in preparation for scientific study; to analyze with great care |
| expend/ex 'pend | (v)to pay out, spend; to use up |
| fatality/fa 'tal i ty | (n)an event resulting in death; an accidental death |
| gullible/'gul li ble | (adj)easily fooled, tricked, or cheated |
| illicit/i 'llic it | (adj)not permitted, unlawful, improper |
| immerse/im 'merse | (v)to plunge or dip into a fluid; to involve deeply |
| inflammatory/in 'flam ma tory | (adj)causing excitement or anger; leading to violence or disorder |
| memorandum/mem o 'ran dum | (n)a not to aid one's memory; an informal note or report(pl., memorandums or memoranda) |
| pathetic/pa 'thet ic | (adj)marked by strong emotion, especially pity and sorrow; able to move people emotionally; worthy of pity |
| persevere/per se 'vere | (v)to keep doing something in spite of difficulties; to refuse to quit even when the going is tough |
| prevaricate/pre 'var i cate | (v)to lie, tell an untruth |
| quash/quash | (v)to crush, put down completely |
| relish/'rel ish | (n)enjoyment or satisfaction; something that adds a pleasing flavor; (v)to enjoy greatly |
| reminisce/rem i nisce | (v)to recall one's past thoughts, feelings, or experiences |
| scour/scour | (v)to clean or polish by hard rubbing; to examine with great care; to move about quickly in search of |
| writhe/writhe | (v)to make twisting or turning movements in a way that suggests pain or struggle |
