| A | B |
| askew | crooked, to one side |
| queue | to form or wait in line a (waiting) line |
| accolade | award or honor |
| torrid | parched by the sun; hot; burning |
| trepidation | fear; state of anxiety or fear that makes you tremble |
| fraught | teeming with; laden; full; causing emotional distress |
| wane | to decrease gradually |
| oust | to eject; to force out; to banish |
| temerity | recklessness; wild craziness; disregard for danger |
| ornate | elaborately or excessively decorated |
| austere | stern as in manner; without excess; severely plain |
| cerebral | of or relating to the brain; intellectual in nature |
| incommodious | lacking space; uncomfortable |
| noisome | offensive; disgusting |
| cacophony | harsh sounds; disturbing noise |
| veritable | unquestionable; actual; true |
| verbatim | using exactly the same words; word for word |
| concurrent | at the same time; acting in conjunction |
| evade | to elude or avoid by cunning; to flee from a pursuer |
| impede | to obstruct or interfere with; to delay |