| A | B |
| animated | full of life;moved to action |
| brood | family of young animals; to think over in a worried way |
| culminate | to rech a high point, to end, climax |
| downright | throughly; frank, blunt |
| drone | a loafer, to make a buzzing sound, a male bee |
| goad | to drive or urge on |
| indulge | to give in to a wish or desire |
| ingredient | one of the materials in a mixture, recipe, or formula |
| literate | able to read and write, having knowledge or training |
| loom | a machine for weaving, to come into view |
| luster | brilliance, glitter, quality of giving off light |
| miscellaneous | mixed, of different kinds |
| oration | a public speech for a formal occasion |
| peevish | cross, complaining, irritable |
| seethe | to be excited or disturbed, to boil or foam |
| singe | to burn slightly, a burn at the ends or edges |
| unique | one of a kind, unusual |
| upright | vertical, straight, good, honest |
| verify | to establishh the truth or accuracy of |
| yearn | to have a strong and earnest desire |