| A | B |
|---|
| flail | a manual tool used for threshing grain; to beat or strike at something (as if threshing grain) |
| stoic | a person who appears unaffected by pain or pleasure; unaffected by pain or pleasure; impassive |
| haggard | untamed; unruly; looking worried, tired, or exhausted |
| vanquish | to conquer; to defeat; to overcome |
| baleful | ominous; dire; sinister |
| somnolent | sleepy; drowsy; tending to bring on sleepiness |
| entourage | the attendants, followers, or associates of a person |
| bilateral | having two sides (often symmetrical); undertaken by and affecting two sides equally; mutually binding |
| impunity | freedom from punishment, penalty, or other harm |
| attrition | the act of rubbing away, wearing down, or weakening due to friction; loss of personnel due to retirement or death |
