| A | B |
|---|
| glitches | a sudden problem, a setback |
| raucous | harsh, loud noises |
| waif | homeless child |
| testify | to give evidence as a witness in a trial |
| fundamentalist | someone who believes in the strict interpretation of their holy book |
| unique | one of a kind, unlike anything else |
| underworld | world of criminals |
| extortion | to receive money from threats to do harm |
| bland | uninteresting, little taste, dull |
| installment | to pay something over a period of time |
| accessible | reachable, can be done |
| relief | to no longer worry, to become relaxed |
| reform | to make changes |
| economics | having to do with production, use and transfer of money |
| discourage | to lose confidence, to want to give up |
| scandal | an event which causes a public outcry, something legally or morally wrong |
| assassination | the killing of an important person |
| slash | to cut severely |
| reflect | to think about |
| optimism | to look at something with encouragement, hopeful |
