| A | B |
|---|
| befuddled | confused |
| blunder | move blindly by mistake |
| commotion | disturbance |
| gangplank | board or ramp forming a bridge between a ship and a pier |
| infamous | having a bad reputation |
| legacy | something handed down |
| lumber | walk with heavy clumsiness |
| midst | middle |
| pandemonium | wild uproar or noise |
| scraggly | ragged, untidy |
| stupefied | amazed, stunned |
| theory | guess, idea |
| wretch | a miserable, unfortunate, or unhappy person |
| contortion | a distortion, twist, or unusual bend |
| converge | come together from different directions; meet |
| eon | a long period of time |
| hemisphere | half of the earth |
| pulpit | a lectern or stand used during a religious service |
| solitude | the state of being alone |
| abruptly | unexpectedly and suddenly |
| bide | await |
| consciousness | awareness of one's self |
| disperse | spread out in different directions |
| geezer | an eccentric or unconventional old man |
| gingerly | cautiously |
| grizzled | partly gray |
| immortality | enduring or lasting fame |
| meander | wander along, taking a winding course |
| preposterous | foolish or absurd |
| pungent | sharp-smelling |
| repertoire | the range of skills or techniques of a person |
| rickety | shaky, unsteady |
| stoic | unaffected by pain or pleasure |
| amble | walk slowly, leisurely |
| beseech | beg |
| carrion | dead and decaying fish |
| desolation | the state of being abandoned |
| diverge | go in different directions; separate |
| extort | to get by misusing power with threats, force, or intimidation |
| exuberance | the state of being extremely enthusiastic and happy |
| gaunt | thin and bony |
| ludicrous | ridiculous enough to be laughable |
| maraud | rove and wander in search of goods to steal |
| nonchalantly | in an unconcerned or indifferent manner |
| pillbox | a low-roofed concrete building at a strategic military site with openings for machine guns |
| portal | doorway |
| prone | lying face downward |
| succession | in sequence, one after the other |
| surge | swell and move forward like a wave |
| warily | cautiously |
