| A | B |
|---|
| wives | women who have husbands; married women |
| giraffes | large African mammals with very long necks |
| tariffs | lists of taxes that a government charges on imports or exports |
| great-aunts | the sisters of my grandparents |
| mementos | souvenirs; reminders of what happened in the past |
| mosquitoes | small blood-drawing insects |
| crises | defining events; traumas |
| analyses | complex things broken up into simpler pieces |
| criteria | rules or standards for making judgments |
| species | groups of related organisms with common characteristics |
| wharves | platforms built near the ocean where ships can load or unload |
| ghettos | parts of a city where any racial group or nationality lives |
| pistachios | small greenish nuts with a flavor similar to almonds |
| vetoes | the rights or powers of a president to reject bills passed by congress |
| embargoes | restrictions put on commerce by the government |
