| A | B |
|---|
| affluence | wealth, riches, prosperity; great abundance |
| arrears | unpaid and overdue debts; an unfinished duty |
| cascade | a steep narrow waterfall, something falling or rushing forth in quantity; to flow downward |
| cringe | to shrink back or hide in fear or submissiveness |
| crotchety | cranky and ill-tempered |
| format | the arrangement of something |
| immoblile | not moveable; not moving |
| impassable | blocked to that nothing can go through |
| innovation | something new, a change; the act of introducing a new method, idea, device, etc. |
| jovial | good-humored, in high spirits; merry |
| manacle | a handcuff or anything that chains or confines; to chain or restrain (with handcuffs) |
| martial | warlike, fond of fighting; related to war, the army life |
| minimum | the smallest possible ammount; the lowest permissible or possible |
| nimble | quick and skillful in movement, agile; clever |
| onset | the beginning, start; an attack assault |
| partition | something that divides; the act of dividing something into parts or sections; to divide into parts or shares (like stocks) |
| perishable | likely to spoil or decay |
| retrieve | to find and bring back; to make good or put right |
| sinister | appearing evil or dangerous; threatening evil or harm |
| taut | tightly drawn,tense; neat, in good order |
