| A | B |
| irritable | capable of being angry |
| reprieve | to delay punishment or execution; temporary relief |
| podium | lectern; dais for conducting |
| infringe | violate; trespass |
| meticulous | extremely careful in attending to detail |
| scrupulous | having moral integrity; high morals |
| prestige | standing or estimation in the eyes of other people |
| consciousness | mentally awake or alert (the mind) |
| isolation | keep by itself; separated from others |
| anguish | extreme pain, suffering, or distress |
| distended | expanded; swell (i.e. stomach) |
| ominous | foretelling of evil or something bad |
| ecstatic | extreme excitement |
| perceive | to become aware of through the senses |