| A | B |
| exposure | condition of being open to view |
| arbitrary | selected at random, without reason |
| recycle | to use again |
| metropolitan | of or relating to the city |
| clergy | minister/pastor |
| alleviate | relieve |
| endeavor | try, attempt |
| cession | yielding of rights to another |
| soldier | person in the military |
| atomic | of or relating to atoms |
| disparity | the state of being different |
| diatribe | biting or abusive speech |
| disrupt | to upset the proper order of something |
| italic | a type of slanted font |
| package | a small or moderate sized parcel |
| enforceable | commonplace,trite |
| moat | a ditch filled with water |
| hierarchy | person or things arranged in a graded series |
| Mississippi | Big River or "Father of Waters" |
| antique | an object made long ago |
| sonar | a method of locating submerged objects with sound waves |
| relic | something that has become obsolete |
| infamous | having an extremely bad reputation |
| impinge | encroach, infringe |
| college | an institute of higher learning |
| prosperous | marked by success or economic well being |
| accelerate | to cause to move fast or faster |
| perseverance | to persist in an undertaking regardless of opposition |
| ignorance | state of being unlearned |
| instance | to use examples in order ot clarify |
| privation | not having sufficient resources to meets one's needs |
| virtuoso | highly skilled in an area of art, a master |
| sedative | something that calms, soothes, or tranquilizes |
| lavish | marked by great magnificence |
| linear | straight |
| morose | gloomy, sullen |
| mandatory | containing or consituting a demand |
| hastily | quickly |
| historic | of or relating to history |
| straight | opposite of crooked |