| A | B |
|---|
| imitation | the act of copying someone or something |
| fascinating | something that attracts and holds attention |
| spare | kept for use when needed |
| invariably | not changing; always the same |
| puny | small and weak |
| narrator | someone who tells a story |
| bashful | shy |
| resign | to give up a job or position voluntarily |
| hideous | ugly or horrible |
| clutter | to make messy |
| precarious | unsafe and risky |
| novice | a beginner; not experienced |
| harrowing | causing great distress of pain |
| unruly | hard to control |
| sponsor | to give money and support to someone or something |
| venture | to do something daring or dangerous |
| relish | to enjoy something greatly |
| analyze | to examine something carefully in order to understand it |
| epidemic | the rapid spread of an infectious disease through a population |
| precise | very accurate or exact |
| adhere | to stick tight |
| matrimony | marriage |
| fiasco | a complete failure |
| calamity | an event that causes great harm; a major disaster |
| aggression | an attack made without reasonable cause |
| illusive | deceptive |
| abdomen | stomach |
| morbid | not healthy or normal; pertaining to death |
| flamboyant | bold; extremely colorful |
| adorn | to make prettier by adding decorations |
| felon | criminal |
| lithe | flexible |
| perish | to become destroyed |
| regale | to give pleasure or amusement; to entertain greatly |
| torment | to cause severe suffering or distress |
| belittle | to make seem small or unimportant |
| meddle | concern oneself with something that is not one's own business |
| console | to comfort in time of grief or distress |
| enormity | unusally large; huge |
| grimace | a twisting of the face as in pain or disgust |
