| A | B |
| amalgam | a mixture or combination |
| malleable | capable of being extended or shaped by hammering or by pressure from rollers |
| hermetic | not affected by outward influence or power; isolated |
| disperse | to drive or send off in various directions; scatter |
| corrode | to eat or wear away gradually as if by gnawing, especially by chemical action |
| innate | existing in one from birth; inborn; native |
| ferment | agitation; unrest; excitement; commotion; tumult |
| permute | to alter; change |
| dichotomy | division into two parts, kinds, etc.; subdivision into halves or pairs |
| impermeable | not permeable; impassable |
| dregs | the sediment of liquids; lees; grounds |
| phenomenon | something that is impressive or extraordinary |