| A | B |
| adage | a proverb, wise saying |
| collaborate | to work with, work together |
| evolve | to rise to a higher level |
| excerpt | a passage taken from a book article; to quote |
| grope | to search blindly and uncertainly |
| jostle | to force one's way by pushing or elbowing |
| plaudits | applause; enthusiastic praise |
| revert | to return,go back |
| rubble | broken stone or bricks; ruins |
| hover | to float or hang suspended over, to move back and forth uncertainly over or around |