| A | B |
|---|
| abstain | To refrain from something by one's own choice |
| aggravate | 1. To make worse or more troublesome. 2. To rouse to exasperation or anger; provoke. |
| avalanche | A fall or slide of a large mass, as of snow or rock, down a mountainside. |
| collaborate | To work together, especially in a joint intellectual effort. |
| creditor | One to whom money or its equivalent is owed. |
| exaggerate | To represent as greater than is actually the case; overstate |
| expose | To make known |
| fateful | Vitally affecting subsequent events; being of great consequence; momentous |
| fume | Vapor, gas, or smoke, especially if irritating, harmful, or strong. |
| impasse | 1. A road or passage having no exit; a cul-de-sac. 2. A situation that is so difficult that no progress can be made; a deadlock or a stalemate |
| mite | 1. A very small contribution of amount 2. Any of various small or minute arachnids of the order Acarina that are often parasitic |
| passage | A movement from one place to another, as by going by, through, over, or across; transit or migration. |
| premonition | 1. A presentiment of the future; a foreboding. 1. A presentiment of the future; a foreboding. 1. A presentiment of the future; a foreboding. 2. A warning in advance; a forewarning. |
| shrew | 1. Any of various small, resembling a mouse but having a long pointed snout and small eyes and ears. 2. A woman with a violent, scolding, or nagging temperament; a scold. |
| toady | A person who flatters or defers to others for self-serving reasons |
| unearthly | 1. Supernatural 2. Unnaturally strange and frightening |
| anthology | A collection of literary pieces, such as poems, short stories, or plays. |
| ascertain | To discover with certainty, as through examination or experimentation |
| astute | Having or showing shrewdness and discernment |
| aural | Of or relating to a distinctive but intangible quality that seems to surround a person or thing; atmosphere |
| crucial | Extremely significant or important |
| emboss | To mold or carve in relief |
| equestrian | Of or relating to horseback riding or horseback riders. |
| espionage | The act or practice of spying or of using spies to obtain secret information |
| forbearance | a refraining from the enforcement of something |
| handicap | 1. # A physical or mental disability 2. A hindrance |
| octet | for eight voices or eight instruments |
| preoccupied | 1. Absorbed in thought; engrossed. 2. Excessively concerned with something; distracted |
| rift | 1. A shallow area in a waterway. 2. The backwash of a wave that has broken upon a beach. |
| subjugate | 1. To bring under control; to conquer 2. To make subservant; to enslave |
| adulation | excessive praise |
| alms | money for the poor |
| ban | not permit |
| besiege | to surround in order to attack |
| edit | to prepare for publication |
| embalm | to prepare for burial |
| escapade | adventure |
| festoon | looped decorations |
| forge | to move with difficulty; metalworking shop; to imitate falsely |
| inflict | to cause |
| mesa | large, flat-topped hill |
| mire | deep mud |
| rendezvous | meeting |
| rodent | rats and mice |
| stockade | wall made of tall stakes |
| subtle | indirect; delicate |
