| A | B |
| composer | one who writes music |
| generous | giving abundantly |
| lull | period of rest or calm |
| resume | to start again |
| omit | to leave out |
| impromptu | done or said without prepartation |
| heir | someone who is entitled to other's belongings |
| covet | to crave someone else's things |
| abrupt | unexpected, quick |
| beckon | to signal nod or wave, lure |
| foe | enemy |
| gusto | great enjoyment |
| kudos | praise, glory |
| myth | tale used to explain the world, untrue story often repeated through time |
| potent | powerful |
| timid | shy, easily scared |
| loaf | to be lazy, to spend time doing nothing |
| adorn | to decorate |
| canine | of or like a dog |
| defect | flaw, to abandon one country to take refuge in another |
| bleak | gloomy, dark and depressing |
| shrewd | clever |
| debris | broken pieces of something that has been destroyed |
| feline | of or like a cat; catlike |
| pending | not yet occurring or happening |
| reap | to gain as a result of effort |
| cumbersome | unweildy and burdensome |
| vestibule | small entrance or hallway |
| amass | to accumulate |
| sentinel | a guard |
| manuever | to move or handle skillfully |
| irony | an event or result that is opposite of the expected |
| scour | to make a thorough search |
| maim | to injure so that a part of the body is lost or unstable |
| astray | off the right path |
| splendor | a great display as of riches or beautiful objects |
| exodus | the departure of a lot of people |
| gape | to stare wiht an open mouth |
| humble | modest, meek , not boastful |
| jeopardy | danger, risk of harm |