| A | B | 
| disgusting; completely bad | vile | 
| a payback to someone for a wrong | vengeance | 
| In the graduating class, the student having the highest academic rank. | valedictorian | 
| importance; worth | significance | 
| Money awarded to a student to help further his/her education. | scholarship | 
| to call forth; to summon up; to display strength | muster | 
| small, thorny tree or shrub native to the southwestern region of the U.S. | mesquite | 
| drawings or writings of public property | graffiti | 
| thin and bony | gaunt | 
| came in slowly and gradually | filtered | 
| hormone having to do with increased nerve action | adrenalin | 
| flexible; move easily or quickly | agile | 
| accidental sequence of events that seems planned | coincidence | 
| bent over; stooped low with hands to the side | crouched | 
| lost all hope | despaired | 
| pride; a look or way of behaving that shows self control | dignity | 
| to listen secretly to a private conversation | eavesdrop | 
| anticipation of something happening | expectation | 
| to make untrue by changing or adding to | falsify | 
| moved restlessly or nervously | fidgeted |