| A | B |
| Amend | to add or change |
| Animosity | hostile feelings |
| Cantankerous | cranky |
| Concession | something that is given up |
| Divert | to change direction from a given course |
| Hoist | to lift up |
| Implement | to put in place, to start a plan of action |
| Lanky | thin with long limbs |
| Listless | having no energy |
| Mongrel | a mixed breed animal |
| Penitent | feeling bad because of wrong doing |
| Plateau | a flat piece of land |
| Saunter | to walk slowly with no purpose |
| Sneer | a look of contempt |
| Sullen | gloomy attitude |
| Tarpaulin | a protective fabric covering |
| Truculent | aggressively hostile and belligerent |