| A | B |
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| adage | syn: maxim, saw, aphorism |
| bonanza | syn: windfall |
| churlish | syn: surly, ill-tempered ant: courteous, civil, well-mannered |
| citadel | syn: fort, stronghold, bulwark, bastion |
| collaborate | syn: team up, join forces ant: work alone |
| decree | syn: proclamation, edict; proclaim |
| discordant | syn: grating, shrill, different, divergent ant: harmonious, in agreement |
| evolve | syn: unfold, emerge ant: wither, shrivel up, atrophy |
| excerpt | syn: portion, section, extract |
| grope | syn: fumble for, cast about for |
| hover | syn: linger, waver, seesaw ant: soar |
| jostle | syn: push |
| laggard | syn: slowpoke, straggler; sluggish ant: early bird; swift, speedy, prompt |
| plaudits | syn: cheers, acclaim ant: boos, disapproval, ridicule |
| preclude | syn: hinder, check, stop ant: help, promote, facilitate |
| revert | syn: relapse, regress ant: progress, advance |
| rubble | syn: wreckage, debris |
| servile | syn: slavish, groveling, fawning ant: masterly, overbearing |
| wrangle | syn: squabble, bicker ant: agree, concur |
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