| A | B |
|---|
| affluence | wealth; great abundance |
| arrears | unpaid and overdue debts; unfinished duty |
| cascade | waterfall; to flow downward |
| cringe | to shrink back in fear |
| crotchety | cranky; full of odd whims |
| format | arrangement of something |
| immobile | not moveable |
| impassable | blocked so that nothing can go through |
| innovation | a change; something new |
| jovial | good-humored; merry |
| manacle | handcuff, to chain or restrain |
| martial | warlike; relating to military life |
| minimum | smallest possible amount |
| nimble | agile |
| onset | beginning |
| partition | something that divides; to divide |
| perishable | likely to spoil or decay |
| retrieve | recover |
| sinister | appearing evil or dangerous |
| taut | tightly drawn; tense |
