| A | B |
| vagaries - noun | unpredictable actions |
| inflation - noun | the act of enlarging |
| peering - verb | looking at closely |
| quagmire - noun | a bog; a confusing situation or a difficult situation to get out of |
| subsequently - adverb | later on; following in time or order |
| granary - noun | a building for storing grain |
| riveted - verb | holding firmly as in a gaze |
| mimicking - verb | copying |
| inaction - noun | lack of action |
| deluge - noun | a flood |
| invulnerable - adj | unable to be harmed |
| devised - verb | designed; to create or plan |
| perpetual - adj | continuing forever |
| liberal - adj | given freely in large quantities |
| remnant - noun | a scrap; remain; leftover |