| A | B |
|---|
| FLOATING WRECKAGE inthe harbor | flotsam |
| GRIPES about every change in routine | grouse |
| received FINANCIAL compensation | pecuniary |
| the ill-conceived RUSE | strategem |
| COLLECTED tidbits of information | glean |
| a longtime BULWARK of resistance | bastion |
| PROSTRATE on a hospital bed | recumbent |
| CRAVEN behavior | pusillanimous |
| enthusiasm that WITHERED | atrophy |
| left the room in a state of DISORGANIZATION | disarray |
| a handshake that CLINCHED the deal | consummate |
| IMMURED for ears in a dank dungeon | incarcerate |
| IRKS her coworkers with senseless chatter | nettle |
| the OBLIGATORY responsibilities of the new administrator | incumbent |
| the REQUIREMENTS f a wartime economy | exigency |
