| A | B |
| laconic | brief, using few words |
| harrowing | extremely distressed; disturbing or frightening |
| aptitude | capacity for learning; natural ability |
| endure | to carry on through despite hardships;to put up with |
| chronic | continuing for a long time; continuous |
| giddy | a light-headed sensation; dizzy, frivolous |
| irascible | easily angered, irritable |
| cower | cringe from fear; to shrink away |
| gossamer | delicate floating cobwebs; a sheer gauzy fabric; something delicate, light, flimsy |
| queue | to form or to wait in line |