| A | B |
| forbearance | self control; patient restraint, keeping oneself in check |
| definitive | conclusive and final |
| outrageous | extravagant or unconventional, and likely to shock people |
| depredation | robbery; plunder |
| central tendency | number which is likely to be in the middle |
| articulate | to express thoughts, ideas, or feelings coherently |
| mean | average |
| renegade | traitor |
| mischievous | playfully teasing or troublesome in a fun way |
| median | the middle value in a set of statistical values that are ascending or descending |
| mode | most frequent value |
| dialogue | conversation between two or more characters |
| tone | the attitude a writer takes toward a literary work |
| armistice | a truce in war to discuss terms for peace |
| reconnoiter | explore a territory to find out information |
| pun | play on words |
| oscillating | swaying back and forth |
| suffrage | the right to vote in public elections |
| reparations | compensations for a wrong; restoration of something to good condition |
| simulate | imitate |