| A | B |
| glut | to have too much of something |
| hanker | to want something in the worst way |
| deficient | lacking something critical |
| crux | the key point, the missing detail |
| recollect | to remember or recall |
| apathetic | not caring, showing no enthusiasm |
| bedlam | a situation of total chaos |
| rile | to stir up, to make angry |
| embryonic | the earliest stage of development |
| furor | a fit of rage, tantrum |
| anticipate | to wish for or expect; predict |
| replete | to replenish, to fill again |
| caste | a system of ordering or ranking in a society |
| meddle | butting into other people's business |
| rudimentary | the earliest skills, the fundamentals, the basics |
| interloper | a person who meddles, someone who doesn't mind their own business |
| stem | where something originates from, or the source of nutrition for a plant or flower |
| fervent | hot, fevered, passionate |
| keystone | a supporting beam or idea |
| reconcile | to make up after a dispute |
| stratified | layered |
| mediator | a person who acts as a go between to help settle disputes |
| staunch | airtight, loyal, sturdy |
| barren | unable to reproduce, nothing can grow there |
| shortfall | not having enough |