| A | B |
| overblown | unusaually large; overdone or exaggerated |
| butte | isolated hill with steep sides and a flat top |
| urban | of, relating to, or locating within a city |
| indifference | lack of concern or intrest |
| commence | to begin or to start |
| dehydrated | lacking water or moisture |
| gyrate | to move in a circle around a fixed point |
| varied | went through a change or transformation |
| encroach | advance beyond proper limits |
| portray | to appear as or make somehting out to be as |
| alliance | an association formed for mutual benefit |
| feasible | able to be accomplished, practical |
| euphonium | brass instrument resembling a tuba |
| meager | lacking or small in quanity or quality |
| alternative | another option, usually one of two |
| simultaneous | happening at the same time |
| taunt | to insult by mockery or critcism |
| disagreeable | unpleasant or unenjoyable |
| mutually | reciprocally or equally |
| sustain | to keep up or support |