| A | B |
| tenure | holding of something |
| sabbatical | leave of absence |
| provacative | establish the truth |
| congenial | having the same tastes |
| animosity | hatred |
| amoral | neither moral or imoral |
| nostalgia | bittersweet longing for things in past |
| adhere | to stick to |
| amalgamate | to mix or blend |
| annihilate | to utterly ruin |
| amity | friendly relations between nations |
| distill | to purify |
| amiss | out of order |
| obscure | dark; gloomy |
| quell | throroughly overwhelm |
| statute | law enacted by legislater |
| scrupulous | careful |
| spangle | small piece of metal for decaration |
| paraphernalia | personal belongings |
| acerbity | sourness |
| allusion | to make a hint |
| onslaught | violent attack |
| pugnacious | combative |
| perilous | danger |
| provative | establish the truth |
| aggrandize | to increase |
| fard | facial cosmetics |
| confluence | where two rivers join and flow together |
| impetus | driving force |
| avarice | greed |
| tantalize | to tease or torment |
| bleek | exposed to the elements; barren |
| bamboozle | to trick |
| bedlam | a madhouse; a place of noisy confusion |
| condone | to forgive |
| cherish | to treasure |
| feign | to give a false appearance; to pretend |
| infamous | notorious |
| lavish | extravegant |
| overt | not concealed |
| raucous | harsh |