| A | B |
|---|
| instigate | to stir up |
| vestibule | a small entryway |
| agile | able to move quickly |
| falter | to hesitate from lack of courage |
| ransack | to search vigorously |
| prudence | the use of good judgment |
| ravage | serious damage |
| assertion | a statement |
| coveted | greedily desired |
| chronicle | a record of events |
| prospects | chances or possibilities |
| incessantly | without interruption |
| vexation | irritation |
| pauper | a poor person |
| adulation | excessive praise |
| disconsolate | extremely depressed |
| aghast | filled with shock or horror |
| gamut | an entire range or series |
| privation | the lack of a basic necessity |
| askew | crooked |
| clamor | a noisy outburst |
| dispirited | dejected |
| flay | to whip or lash |
| retaliate | to pay back an injury in kind |
| stark | complete or utter |
| annihilate | to destroy completely |
| correlate | to figure out a relationship |
| expendable | not worth keeping |
| infinitesimally | in amounts so small as to be barely measurable |
| malfunctioning | not working or operating properly |
| paradox | a statement that sounds impossible but seems true |
| resilient | strong but flexible |
| stagnating | becoming rotten from lack of movement |
| subliminal | below the level of consciousness |
| undulate | to move in a smooth, wavelike motion |
