| A | B |
|---|
| wad | small mass |
| fowl | bird |
| avert | look away |
| runt | undersized |
| prevail | to overcome |
| scamper | go hastily |
| remainder | left over |
| enroll | sign up for |
| endorse | support |
| ruthless | having no compassion |
| conceal | to keep from being seen |
| shun | to keep away from |
| resident | place where one lives |
| obsolete | out-of-date |
| despite | in spite of |
| wean | to withdraw from |
| climate | weather in a specific region |
| intuition | quick and ready insight; immediate apprehension or cognition |
| obtain | to gain or attain usually by planned action or effort |
| embed | to make something an integral part of; to enclose closely in or as if in a matrix |
| encumber | to impede or hamper the function or activity of |
| falter | to walk unsteadily; to move waveringly or hesitatingly |
| sleazy | marked by low character or quality |
| dismantle | to take to pieces |
| survive | to remain alive or in existence : live on |
| calamity | a state of deep distress or misery caused by major misfortune or loss |
| adage | a saying often in metaphorical form that embodies a common observation |
| hospitable | receiving guests warmly;having an open mind |
| unwieldly | hard to handle or manage;clumsy |
| graph | a drawing that demonstrates the relationship between changing things |
| extremity | the outermost part or edge |
| income | money received from work or from investments |
| tirade | a long, angry,or scolding speech |
| probe | an exploratory action; an expedition |
| collapse | to fall down; to fail |
| compatible | suitable; capable of living or existing together in agreement and harmony |
| gall | to irritate |
