| A | B |
| accomplice | a person who takes part in a crime; partner |
| annihilate | to destroy completely |
| arbitrary | unreasonable; random |
| brazen | shameless; made of brass |
| catalyst | an agent that causes change |
| exodus | a large-scale departure or flight |
| succumb | to give in to; surrender |
| stagnant | not running or flowing; foul from standing still |
| slapdash | careless and hasty |
| servitude | forced labor or slavery |
| reprimand | (v) to scold; (n) a rebuke |
| rebut | to contradict with argument or evidence |
| facilitate | to make easier |
| incorrigible | beyond control or correction |
| latent | hidden; present but not realized |
| militant | (adj) given to fighting; (n) an activist |
| morose | gloomy or sullen |
| opaque | not transparent; does not let light through |
| paramount | of chief importance |
| prattle | (v) to chatter; (n) childish talk |