| A | B |
| bluster | blow violently |
| decennial | happening every ten years |
| latent | present but not active; hidden; concealed |
| prelude | anything serving as an introduction |
| fracas | a noisy quarrel or fight |
| coup | a sudden brilliant action |
| regolith | a layer of soil and loose rock fragments overlying solid rock |
| tenfold | ten times as much or as many |
| silex | a strong glass that is mostly quartz and resists heat |
| pratfall | slang |
| lessor | person who grants a lease |
| lessee | person to whom a lease is granted |
| decamp | leave quickly and secretly; flee |
| drolly | amusingly |
| incognito | a disguised condition |
| plummet | plunge; drop |
| roseate | rose-colored; rosy |
| moxie | courage; bravery |
| frail | slender and not very strong; weak |
| dilate | make larger or wider |