| A | B |
| contender | noun- a competitor |
| lapse | noun- a failure or fall |
| listlessness | noun - the state of being too tired to move |
| lurch | verb -to move away to one side |
| nausea | noun- a sickness of the stomach |
| perpetual | adjective - everlasting, continuing forever |
| plunge | verb- to dive in, to push with force |
| rasping | adjective- irritating, speaking with an irritated voice |
| serene | adjective - calm |
| sheepish | adjective-embarassed, shy |
| stench | noun- a disagreeable smell |
| suave | adjective - smooth,polite,and agreeable |
| synagogue | noun - a Jewish house of worship |
| tension | noun- stress, anxiety |
| tinge | verb/noun to color slightly , a hint of |