Vocabulary

absolution

affordance

allegory / symbolic narrative

alliteration / repeated initial sound

amnesia / memory loss

amnesty

to annex / to incorporate

anomaly / something that deviates from what is standard or expected

anonymize

antagonist / villain / opposing character

anthology / collection of works by different authors or multiple stories

antigen

aquifer / water-bearing layer

archaic

archetype / original model or typical example of a type or idea

artillery / heavy guns

atrophy / wasting away of a body part or skill through lack of use

autopsy

axiom / self-evident principle

battalion

affidavit

brevity / the quality of using few words to express an idea clearly

siege

belfry / bell tower

to expedite

to pollinate

poise

apprehension / anxious anticipation that something unpleasant will happen

remuneration

bilateral

biomarker

biomass / organic material from plants or animals used as a renewable energy source

biometric

bioreactor

bipolar / manic-depressive

blockchain / distributed ledger

atonement

conciseness / quality of being clear and to the point without unnecessary words

malice / intention to do evil or cause harm to others

to bootstrap (self-fund)

boreal / northern / relating to northern forests

redundancy / situation where a job no longer exists and the employee is let go

bravado

refraction

brigade

brownfield / previously developed land, often contaminated, available for redevelopment

brutalist / architectural style using raw exposed concrete in bold geometric forms

bourgeoisie / middle class, especially as a social or economic category

byzantine / relating to the Eastern Roman Empire style with domes and mosaics

cadence / harmonic phrase ending a musical section