| A | B |
|---|
| affluence | n. weatlth, riches; great abundance |
| arrears | n. unpaid overdue debts; an unfinished duty |
| cascade | n. a steep narrow waterfall (v.) to flow downward |
| cringe | v. to shrink back or hide in fear or submission |
| crotchety | adj. cranky, ill tempered; full of odd whims |
| format | n. the size shape or arrangement of something |
| immobile | adj. not moveable; not moving |
| impassable | adj. blocked so that nothing can go through |
| innovation | n. something new; the act of introducing a new method |
| jovial | adj. good-humored, in high spirits |
| manacle | n. a handcuff, anything that chainsor confines (v.) to chain or restrain |
| martial | adj. warlike, relating to war, fond of fighting |
| minimum | n. the smallest possible amount (adj.) the lowest possible |
| nimble | adj. quick and skillfull in movement, agile; clever |
| onset | n. the beginning, start: an attack, assault |
| partition | n. something that divides (such as a wall) (v.) to divide or subdivide into parts |
| perishable | adj. likely to spoil or decay |
| retrieve | v. to find and bring back, to put right, make good |
| sinister | adj. appearing evil or dangerous; threatening evil or harm |
| taut | adj. tightly drawn, tense, neat |
