| A | B |
| cardiology | the study of the heart |
| magnanimity | generosity |
| animosity | hatred, resentment |
| secede | to withdraw from an organized political body |
| exceed | to beyond the limit of |
| adept | highly skilled |
| inept | awkward, clumsy |
| aptitude | ability |
| ethnocentric | preferring one's own race or ethnicity |
| eccentric | strange, unusual |
| philanthropist | a person who helps others |
| accumulate | to collect, gather |
| concur | to agree with |
| curriculum | a course of study |
| demagogue | a leader who uses fear to gain power |
| epidemic | a contagious disease that spreads rapidly |
| disfigure | to destroy the appearance of |
| infirmary | a place for the care of the sick or injured |
| firmament | the heavens |
| gregarious | sociable |
| segregate | to separate from the main group |
| conform | to come to have the same form |
| misogynist | a person who believes women are inferior |
| habitat | a place where animals or plants live naturally |
| monologue | a long speech made by one person |
| dialogue | a conversation between two or more people |
| libertine | an immoral person |
| liberal | accepting non-traditional ideas |
| eulogy | a speech that praises an person, usually given at a funeral |
| concede | to admit to be true |