| A | B |
| Lavaliere | A small microphone worn about the neck and resting on the chest. |
| Murky | Very dark or gloomy. |
| Exploited | Unfairly used for one's own advantage. |
| Atrophied | Wasted away: withered. |
| Opiate | Anything that quiets; sedative |
| Transcend | To rise above or go beyond |
| Cynical | Doubting the sincerity and goodness of others; unsociable; sarcastic |
| Grapple | Try to solve or contend with |
| Hawked | Offered for Sale by shouting |
| Ambivalence | State of having conflicting attitudes such as love and hate about a person or an event. |