| A | B |
| assure | to make a person sure of something; to promise |
| brace | to make stronger by propping up |
| complement | something that completes a whole |
| earnest | serious, sincere |
| falter | to move in a shaky or unsteady way; to stumble |
| maul | to handle roughly; to injure by being rough |
| notorious | widely and unfavorably known |
| reign | the rule of a king or queen |
| sentinel | a guard or sentry |
| slay | to kill in a violent way |
| vile | very evil or wicked |
| woe | great sorrow; grief |