| A | B |
| to end resistance, give up, surrender, throw in the towel | capitulate |
| clothes, apparel, garb | attire |
| to make something appear smaller than it is | belittle |
| to plunge straight down | plummet |
| foreign | exotic |
| suitable, fitting, likely | apt |
| a person who leads a life shut up or withdrawn from the world | recluse |
| self-controlled, not showing feeling in response to pleasure or pain | stoical |
| having to do with punishment | penal |
| a very close friend, pal, chum, buddy | crony |
| thin, pale, and careworn as a result of worry or suffering | haggard |
| not putting on airs, unpretentious | unassuming |
| to make unclean or dirty, destroy the purity of | defile |
| tireless, continuing with vigor | unflagging |
| charming, tending to get rid of unfriendliness or suspicion | disarming |
| to warm by rubbing | chafe |
| preying on, plundering, or piratical | predatory |
| to destroy, lay waste, ruin | ravage |
| to pass through or gain entrance to gradually or stealthily | infiltrate |
| something wonderful or marvelous | prodigy |
| to furnish, equip, provide with funds or some other desirable thing or quality | endow |
| to move to and fro, become unsteady | waver |
| capable of being grasped by the senses or mind | perceptible |