| A | B |
| perceive | to become aware of |
| accelerate | increase |
| excruciating | torturing |
| burden | obligation |
| identical | similar in every way |
| contort | distort |
| frantic | hysterical |
| grotesque | bizarre |
| immobilize | fix in place |
| overwhelmed | astonish; devastate |
| perceive | I _____ there is anger in her voice. |
| accelerate | The car rolled downhill which caused it to ______. |
| excruciating | The surgery left her in _____ pain. |
| burden | Her books were so heavy they were a ____ for her to carry. |
| identical | The markings on the two dogs were _____. You could not tell them apart. |
| contorted | The two girls pulled on the t-shirt until it was in a ______ shape. |
| frantic | A 911 call is sometimes this: |
| immobilize | The trailer house was set on blocks in an effort to _____ it. |
| overwhelmed | I have so much homework that I am feeling a little ____ by it. |
| grotesque | The elephant man's face was ____ to most onlookers. |