| A | B |
|---|
| abate | Diminish in force or intensity; let up; moderate |
| cower | Crouch in fear from something that threatens; quail |
| crest | Highest part; top |
| devise | make up; formulate |
| din | Steady loud noise; racket |
| entreat | ask earnestly; plead with; importune |
| feasible | Capable of being done; viable |
| groundless | Without foundation; uncalled for; gratuitous |
| horde | Large, moving crowd; multitude |
| loom | Come into view indistinctly; emerge |
| patron | Regular customer; client |
| persist | Go on dispite difficulty; refuse to give up; persevere |
| prone | Having a natural bent or tendency; disposed |
| prudent | Showing sound judgement; discreet |
| rouse | Bring out of a state of inactivity; provoke |
| scoff | Show scornful disapproval; jeer |
| sham | Something not what it is supposed to be; fake |
| spurn | Reject disdainfully; turn down; decline |
| timid | Easily frightened; shy |
| unkempt | Not neat or orderly; disheveled |
