| A | B |
| acute | with a sharp point |
| bluster | to blow in stormy gusts |
| bungle | to ruin something through clumsiness |
| commentary | an expression of opinon |
| duration | the length of time that something continues or lasts |
| eerie | causing fear because of strangeness |
| facet | one of the cut surfaces of a gem |
| fidelity | the state of being faithful |
| fray | a brawl, a noisy quarrel |
| headstrong | willful, stubborn |
| inhabitant | resident |
| numb | having lost the power of feeling or movement |
| pacify | to soothe |
| ravenous | very hungry |
| refute | to prove incorrect |
| remorse | deep and painful regret for one's past misdeeds |
| setback | something that interferes with progress |
| smug | overly self-satisfied,self-righteous |
| synopsis | a brief statement giving a general view of some subject, book, etc.; |
| tarry | to delay leaving |