| A | B |
|---|
| affluence | (N) wealth, riches, prosperity; great abundance, plenty |
| arrears | (N) unpaid or overdue debts; an unfinished duty |
| cascade | (N) a steep, narrow waterfall; something falling or rushing forth in quantity |
| cascade | (V) to flow downward (like a waterfall) |
| cringe | (V) to shrink back or hide in fear or submissiveness |
| 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, a change; the act of introducing a new method, idea, device, etc |
| jovial | (ADJ) good-humored, in high spirits; merry |
| manacle | (N) a handcuff, anything that chains or confines |
| manacle | (V) to chain or restrain (as with handcuffs) |
| martial | (ADJ) warlike, fond of fighting; relating to war, the army, or military life |
| minimum | (N) the smallest possible amount |
| minimum | (ADJ) the lowest permissible or possible |
| nimble | (ADJ) quick and skillful in movement, agile; clever |
| onset | (N) the beginning, start; an attack, assault |
| partition | (N) something that divides (such as a wall); the act of dividing something into parts or sections |
| partition | (V) to divide or subdivide into parts or shares |
| perishable | (ADJ) likely to spoil or decay |
| retrieve | (V) to find and bring back, get back; to put right, make good |
| sinister | (ADJ) appearing evil or dangerous; threatening evil or harm |
| taut | (ADJ) tightly drawn, tense; neat in good order |
