| A | B |
| contender | a competitor |
| lapse | a failure to fall |
| listlessness | the state of being too tired to move |
| lurch | to move or sway to one side |
| nausea | a sickness of the stomach |
| perpetual | everlasting;continuing forever |
| plunge | to dive in; to push with force |
| rasping | irritating; speaking with and irritated voice |
| serene | calm |
| sheepish | embarrassed;shy |
| stench | a disagreeable smell |
| suave | smooth,polite, and agreeable |
| synagogue | a Jewish house of worship |
| tension | stress;anxiety |
| tinge | to color slightly;a hint of |