| A | B |
| collateral | something held as security against a loan or debt |
| lagniappe | a free gift with a purchase |
| domesticate | to make tame in order to be of service to man |
| extricate | to free from an undesirable situation |
| geniune | real |
| handling | present participle of handle: to deal with or manage |
| markup | to increase the price of |
| nylon | strong, tough, elastic, synthetic material |
| paucity | smallness of supply, quantity, or number |
| preoccupy | to engage or engross the attention of |
| roommate | the one with whom space is shared |
| roster | list of names |
| schooner | a seaworthy vessel or craft |
| sieve | tool used to separate materials |
| sincerely | genuine in feelings |
| transmutation | the process of changing from one form to another |
| tyranny | government in which one person has unlimited power |
| unacceptable | not meeting the degree of standard or quality |
| unique | having not equal or rival |
| wrestle | to struggle with an opponent in close quarters |