| A | B |
| rudimentary | basic or simple |
| immaculately | in a clean or perfect way |
| defy | refuse to obey someone or do something |
| permeate | spread completely through something |
| venture | risk going somewhere or doing something that might be dangerous or risky |
| poised | waiting for something to happen |
| rigid | very hard and not able to be bent or moved |
| consequence | the result of an action or situation |
| sparsely | in a way that something contains a small amount of something |
| array | a large group of people or things |
| squirrel away | hide or store something in order to use it in the future |
| cleft | an opening or crack in the ground or in a rock |
| smolder | burn slowly with smoke but without fire |
| hurl | throw something with a lot of force |
| charge | move forward quickly |
| tread water | float in water by moving your legs and arms up and down |
| translucent | allowing some light to come through |
| throb | producing pain in a series of regular beats |
| scald | burn the skin with boiling liquid or steam |
| hunch | lean forward with your shoulders raised |