| A | B |
|---|
| Dissipate | to scatter in various directions; disperse; dispel |
| Pariahs | an outcast |
| Ruse | a trick, stratagem, or artifice |
| Levity | lightness of mind, character, or behavior; lack of appropriate seriousness or earnestness. |
| Stalemate | any position or situation in which no action can be taken or progress made; deadlock |
| Arduous | requiring great exertion; laborious; difficult |
| Forte | a person's strong suit, or most highly developed characteristic, talent, or skill; something that one excels in |
| Ominous | portending evil or harm; foreboding; threatening; inauspicious |
| Futile | incapable of producing any result; ineffective; useless; not successful |
