| A | B |
|---|
| advantage | something that is helpful or useful; to benefit oneself by treating others unfairly |
| astonish | to surprise or amaze |
| confirm | to show or prove to be true; to approve or give one's agreement to |
| distant | very far away in time; not near or close by |
| founder | a person who sets up something that lasts; to sink below the suface of the water |
| hamlet | a small village |
| host | a large number; one who greeta and takes care of guests at a party or restaurant |
| misgiving | a feeling of doubt; uncertainty about what may happen in the future |
| parch | to make or become very dry |
| prospect | something that is waited for, or hoped for; to look in the ground for valuable metals |
| scarce | in short supply; not plentiful |
| shrewd | clever; good at understanding what is needed and acting on it |
| sole | being the only one of its kind; the bottom surface of the foot or shoe; a flat fish |
| torment | great pain or suffering |
| typical | being like others of its kind |
