| A | B |
| bulwark | n. a wall-like structure used as a defense 2. a person or thing that protects or defends |
| culminate | v. to reach or bring to the highest point |
| culmination | n. the result of a sustained effort; the high point or climax |
| engulf | v. to swallow up by covering completely; to overwhelm |
| feasible | adj. able to be done; possible or likely |
| glut | n. a much larger supply than is needed 2. to eat or consume to excess |
| havoc | n. widespread destruction or devastation 2. great confusion |
| impregnable | adj. impossible to attack successfully |
| indefatigable | adj. not easily made tired; tireless |
| onslaught | n. a fierce attack |
| phenomenon | n. any fact or event that can be observed or described 2. an unusual fact, event, or person |
| phenomenal | adj. extraordinary; very unusual |
| picturesque | adj. like a picture; pleasing or charming to look at |
| simultaneous | adj. happening or existing at the same time |
| stipulate | v. to require as part of an agreement or contract |
| susceptible | adj. open or subject to; easily influenced or affected by |
| wrest | v. to pull away from with a twist 2. to take by force or as if by force |