| A | B |
| haphazardly | aimlessly |
| cresendo | gradual increase in loudness |
| debris | garbage; broken pieces |
| viciously | full of hate |
| helter-skelter | scattered in disorder |
| hypothermia | condition of extreme cold |
| mince | walk daintily |
| civilians | nonmilitary citizen |
| harebrained | silly |
| coaxing | persuading |
| teetering | moving unsteadily from side to side |
| psychedelic | trancelike state |
| buffeted | hit |
| sprawling | sitting or lying with arms and legs outstretched |
| interchange | place on a highway where traffic comes in or out |
| grimacing | expressing pain or disgust |
| accelerator | device used to increase speed |
| armory | military structure where equipment is stored |
| chortle | laugh quietly |
| jut | sticks out |
| mince | walk daintily |
| pitch | highness or lowness of a sound |
| keel | unable to control one's movements |
| clammy | moist, sticky, cold to the touch |