| A | B |
| exasperation | frustration; irritation; annoynace; vexation; anger |
| tendril | wisp; strand; lock; curl; ringlet |
| staggering | astounding; amazing; stunning; shocking |
| lunge | attack; dive; spring at; leap; charge |
| flail | wave; thrash; whirl; flap; flounder |
| prong | point; spike; tine |
| crude | basic; simple; rough; unfinished |
| heft | lift; hoist |
| persistent | unrelenting; constant; determined; continual |
| hummock | hillock, mound |
| exult | revel; gloat; triumph; rejoice |
| unduly | excessively; overly; improperly |
| stymie | thwarted, foiled; blocked; obstructed; hindered |
| instinctive | natural; inborn; inbred; innate |
| unwitting(ly) | accidentally; inadvertently; unintentionally |
| furor | uproar; commotion; tumult; rumpus |
| eddy | whirlpool |
| dormant | latent; inactive; sleeping; resting; undeveloped |
| rectify | put right; correct; remedy; cure; repair; fix; resolve |
| sear | burn; scorch; char; singe |