| A | B |
| adept | highly skilled |
| audible | capable of being heard |
| azure | the blue color of a cloudless sky |
| banter | (v)to exchange playful teasing remarks or (N) light playful conversation |
| capacious | (adj) able to hold a large amount; roomy |
| copious | (adj) large in quantity; abundant |
| crucial | (adj) extremely important; critical |
| decelerate | (v) to slow down |
| deploy | (v) to arrange troops or equipment in position for battle OR (v) to put into use |
| facilitate | (v) to make easier |
| fastidious | (adj) paying close attention to detail OR difficult to please |
| fitful | (adj) not steady; irregular |
| grapple | (v) to struggle with in close combat; to wrestle OR to come to grips with |
| pang | (n) a sudden sharp feeling of pain or distress |
| precede | (v) to go or come before in time, rank or position |