| A | B |
| Precarious | unsade; insecure;uncertain; dangerous |
| devastation | destruction; desolation |
| vulnerable | easily injured or hurt physically of emotionally; open to criticism or attack |
| besiege | to crowd around in order to ask for favors; to overwhelm; to enclose with armed forces |
| wreak | to inflict (as vengeance or punishment); to express ( as anger or hatred) |
| perseverance | the act of habit of holding to a course of action of belief |
| autonomy | independence; the condition of having self- government |
| wane | to decrease gradually; to decline in power |
| inclement | without mercy; rough or stormy; harsh |
| latitude | freedom; scope |