| A | B |
|---|
| saucer | a small plate for a coffee cup or a UFO |
| hover (v) | stay close to or hang over something |
| descend (v) | go down- opposite is "ascend" |
| asphalt | used to pave streets, "blacktop" |
| sizzle (v) | a hissing/crackling sound when something is heated, like frying bacon |
| deserted | a deserted town - all the people left |
| survey (v) | to look around or ask questions to gather information |
| perhaps | maybe |
| bewilderment | confusion |
| baffle (v) | to confuse completely |
| gaze (v) | to stare at - the way astronomers look at stars |
| startle (v) | to frighten, to scare |
| harm (v) | to hurt |
| aboard | to get into to or onto a ship, plane, train or flying saucer |
| ranks | the troops, an organized group of people like soldiers |
| defiant | goes against orders or rules |
| screech (v) | to make a high piercing sound like when you slam on the brakes on your car |
| halt | stop |
