| A | B |
|---|
| abortive | Routing the Taliban turned out to be an ---attempt to catch Osama Bin Laden |
| absurd | The eighty year old veteran's ---request to join the Army to fight terrorism was politely turned down. |
| bedlam | Whenever the bell rings, hundreds of students pour into the halls; it appears to create ---, but everyone knows where to go and how to get there on time. |
| belie | Her calm outward appearance ---(d) the fact that she was inwardly terrified. |
| cacophony | When the orchestra tunes up, the --- is hard on the ears, but soon there's beautiful music. |
| callous | The little boy was only ten, but war and hardship had made him --- to the death around him. |
| debilitate | The treatment for cancer often is more ---(ing) than the illness itself. |
| debutante | The young woman was poor and uneducated, but she pretended to be a ---. |
| edifice | Byrnes High School is a commanding --- in the small town of Duncan, SC. |
| eclectic | The artist's --- choice of furniture made his home an interesting place to visit. |
