| A | B |
| hull | husk; dry outer covering of a seed; frame or body of a ship |
| concoct | to prepare by combining ingredients |
| mellow | become more relaxed |
| bungalow | a small house or cottage |
| deplete | to use up as a result of spending or consumption; to diminish greatly |
| torrid | intensely hot and dry; burning with passion |
| contraption | a gadget; any mechanical device that one does not fully understand |
| exhaust | to use up entirely ("exhaust our supply of pencils") or use up one's energy and become "exhausted" |
| tentative | not fully worked out or final; hesitating or uncertain |
| dinghy | a small |
| summon | to call together |
| feverish | marked by intense agitation or emotion |
| brew | drink made by steeping and boiling and fermenting rather than distilling |
| clench | [of the teeth] press tightly together |
| lackadaisical | lacking spirit or interest |
| hamlet | a community of people smaller than a village |
| mull | to think about |
| lethargic | acting in an indifferent or slow |
| cleft | a split or indentation in something (as the palate or chin) |
| muster | (v.) To bring together for service or battle; to gather or summon; to amount to |
| defunct | no longer in existence or functioning |
| rupture | state of being torn or burst open |
| grit | clench together |
| makeshift | A temporary and usually less strong replacement. Used as a temporary replacement. |
| resource | materials |