| A | B |
| alacrity | eagerness, promptness in responding |
| array | a large group of people or things, to dress up, to place in order |
| deduce | to figure out, to draw a conclusion based on facts |
| encumber | to weigh down or burden |
| fraught | full of or accompanied by (usually followed by the word with) |
| haphazard | marked by a lack of order or plan, thrown together without planning |
| incontrovertible | unquestionable |
| inexplicable | hard or impossible to explain |
| ingenious | marked by imagination, cleverness, or resourcefulness |
| laggard | a person who falls behind, a person who lags behind |
| sustenance | food needed to live |
| torrid | very, very hot and dry |
| traverse | to pass over, across, or through |
| ubiquitous | appearing to be present in large numbers or in many different places |
| zenith | the highest point or peak |