| A | B |
| solitude | to be alone |
| allergy | a bad reaction to a substance |
| converge | come together |
| poleax | an ax with a hook on the other end |
| aardvark | a mammal that feeds on ants |
| unbeknownst | not known |
| croak | to die |
| rant | to speak loudly |
| hibernate | to sleep in the winter for a long time |
| sneer | to show contempt at someone |
| incubate | sit on an egg or an idea till it hatches |
| eons | a long, long period of time |
| personification | giving human qualities to non human items |
| coot | fool |
| quiver | shake |
| hemisphere | half of the earth |
| testimony | statement of proof |
| onomatopoeia | a word that sounds like what it means |
| simile | comparing two items using like or as |
| metaphor | comparing two items NOT using like or as |