| A | B |
|---|
| decapitated | beheaded |
| booty | stolen goods |
| yen | yearning, craving, desire |
| terrain | shape of the land's surface |
| hoax | trick or deception |
| futile | without hope of success |
| civvies | civilian clothes |
| dwindle | become gradually less |
| spawned | gave rise to |
| phenomenon | unusual occurrence |
| circa | about or around |
| jingle | catchy phrase or song for ads |
| cryptography | breaking and making codes |
| transliterate | replacing one set of letters with another |
| stereotype | a widespread idea or notion that is not always true |
| enigma | a mystery |
| ingots | metal bars |
| portal | doorway |
| cache | hidden storage place |
| painstaking | to take great pains; careful |
