| A | B |
|---|
| catapult | slingshot |
| glutton | one who eats or consumes a great deal; having capacity to receive or withstand something |
| muster | to collect or gather; the act of inspection or critical examination |
| beget | to give birth to; to create |
| curtail | to truncate or abridge; to lessen, usually by cutting away from |
| paranoia | a mental illness of unreasonable anxiety, especially believing someone is out to get you, or that you are an important person |
| facilitate | to make easier, to help bring out |
| craven | cowardly |
| mode | a way or method of doing something; type, manner, fashion |
| alienate | to make hostile; to cause to feel unwelcome or estranged |
| obtuse | insensitive; block-headed, slow in comprehension |
| scrutinize | to look carefully; to examine |
| congenial | pleasant to be around; social, ageeable |
| fjord | a long narrow inlet from the sea between steep cliffs or hills |
| aspire | something one hopes to achieve; goal |
| martyr | someone willing to sacrife and even give his/her life for a cause; also one who pretends suffering to gain sympathy |
| citadel | a fortress overlooking a city; a stronghold |
| doldrums | a period or condition of depression or inactivity |
| consensus | general agreement |
| blather | to talk nonsensically |
