| A | B |
| alternative | a choice or possibility |
| utopia | a perfect place or ideal situation |
| ashen | the gray color of ashes; often used to describe the complexion of someone who has experienced something upsetting or traumatic |
| affable | friendly and easy to speak to |
| barter | to trade one thing for another without using money |
| expose | revealed informtion that may damage someone's reputation |
| irreverent | disrespectful |
| gala | a fancy celebration |
| ostracize | to shut out or banish |
| scapegoat | a person who is forced to take the blame for the mistakes or crimes of others |
| parody | a funny or exaggerated imitation of something |
| behemoth | something enormous in size |