| A | B |
| auxiliary | giving assistance or support |
| candid | frank, sincere, impartial |
| cubicle | a small room or compartment |
| drudgery | work that is hard and tiresome |
| envoy | a representative or messenger |
| escalate | to elevate, to increase in intensity |
| expedient | a means to an end; advantageous, useful |
| feign | to pretend |
| flair | a natural quality, talent or skill; a distinctive style |
| grievous | causing sorrow or pain; serious |
| heterogeneous | composed of different kinds; diverse |
| horde | a vast number; a throng |
| impel | to force, drive forward |
| incredulous | disbelieving, skeptical |
| inscribe | to write or engrave; to enter a name in a list |
| monologue | a speech or talk by an actor or person |
| prognosis | a forecast of the probable course and outcome of a disease or situation |
| rasping | with a harsh grating sound; a harsh sound |
| repugnant | offensive; disagreeable, distasteful |
| scuttle | to sink a ship by cutting holes in it; to run hastily; a pail |