| A | B |
| antagonist | opponent or foe |
| clique | a small exclusive circle of people |
| cosmopolitan | belonging to the whole world or at home in all countries |
| deprivation | the acts of doing without reason |
| graphic | vivid or described in realistic detail |
| indomitable | unbeatable or unconquerable |
| lethargic | dull, sluggish or abnormally drowsy |
| migrate | to move from one place to another |
| opaque | not transparent, not reflecting light, or hard to understand |
| palatial | like a palace or magnificent |
| peonage | a person forced into labor to work off a debt |
| pliable | easily bent, flexible, or easily influenced |
| predominate | to have superiority |
| sly | clever, crafty or underhanded |
| tenacious | holding on firmly or stubborn |