| A | B |
|---|
| zenith | the most successful point in the development of something |
| lineage | the way in which members of a family are descended from other members |
| fervor | very strong belief or feeling |
| veneer | behavior that hides someone's real character or feelings |
| default | to fail to pay an obligation on time; to fail to perform |
| reciprocate | to do or give something, because something similar has been done or given to you; to feel the same about someone as they feel about you |
| trepidation | a feeling of anxiety or fear about something that is going to happen |
| cuisine | the art and science of cooking; a style of cooking |
| wheeze | to breathe with difficulty, making a noise in your throat and chest |
| incur | something unpleasant that happens to you because of something you have done; to pay money because of something you have done, or you do not make money |
| perjury | the crime of telling a lie after promising to tell the truth in a court of law, or a lie told in this way |
| embroil | to involve in a complicated situation, to entangle |
| respite | a short time when something bad stops happening, so that the situation is temporarily better |
| sardonic | showing that you do not have a good opinion of someone or something, and feel that you are better than them |
| obtuse | slow to understand, dull |
