| A | B |
| acute | keen; sharp |
| bluster | talk or act in noisy or threatening way |
| bungle | act or work clumsily; ruin by clumsiness |
| commentary | an expression of opinion |
| duration | length of time something continues or lasts |
| eerie | weird; mysterious |
| facet | aspect or side of a subject or problem |
| fidelity | state of being faithful; exactness |
| fray | noisy quarrel; make ragged or worn |
| headstrong | willful; stubborn |
| inhabitant | person or animal living permanently in a given place |
| numb | having lost power of feeling or movement; dull the feelings |
| pacify | to soothe; make peaceful |
| ravenous | greedy; hungry |
| refute | prove incorrect |
| remorse | deep and painful regret for one's misdeeds |
| setback | something interfering with progress |
| smug | self-righteous |
| synopsis | summary |
| tarry | delay leaving; linger |