| 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 |