| A | B |
| emancipation | The act of ending slavery |
| Union | The Nothern United States during the Civil War |
| secede | To withdraw from an organization |
| abolitionist | Someone who wants to end slavery |
| Confederate | The Southern United States during the Civil War |
| imauguration | Formal induction into office |
| tremor | A rolling motion of the ground |
| destructive | Causing great damage |
| severity | intensity |
| exert | To put into action |
| friction | The heat and strain caused when surfaces rub together |
| crucial | Critically important |
| disrupts | To break or interrupt |
| contour | The outline |
| hemispere | One half of the globe |
| audible | Able to be heard |