| A | B |
|---|
| vigil | a period of alert watchfulness during sleeping hours |
| armada | a fleet of ships |
| alien | coming from another country |
| saboteur | a person who commits sabotage; a deliberate destruction of property by an enemy |
| arrogance | act of being arrogant; acting self-important |
| inkling | a slight indication or clue |
| boisterous | noisy and lacking restraint and discipline |
| barracks | a building to house soldiers |
| evacuation | to leave a town or position |
| translucent | scattered light in which the image is blurred |
| kimono | a Japanese robe |
| edicts | a proclamation |
| filial | pertaining to a son or daughter |
| grunion | a fish hunted off the coast of California |
| patriarch | male head of the family |
| metamorphosis | to change or transform |
| derision | to ridicule |
| collaborator | person who works jointly with others especially in an intellectual endeavor |
| cowered | to slink away or hide from something |
| oblivion | to be completely forgotten |
| saccharin | sweet white crystalline powder |
| vigilante | a member of a self-appointed group to prevent crime |
| perimeter | boundary around an area |
| submissive | compliant, tneding to submit |
| allegiance | loyalty |
| alfalfa | a plant that is grown as food for cattle |
| succulents | a plant like a cactus |
| granite | a light colored igneous rock used on monuments |
| urgent | immediate |
| spinster | woman who is not married |
| dwindle | to waste away or diminish |
| unique | being the only one; sole, one of a kind |
| atrocity | something that is a result of a cruel or evil act |
| assimilate | to make or become similar |
| confiscated | to have been seized illegally |
| imprint | a mark made by pressing on a surface |
| buoyed | able to float |
| volition | use of ones own will in making a decision |
| amorphous | having no definite shape |
| benevolent | well-intentioned; kindly |
| dilemma | choice between two equal alternatives |
| ludicrous | laughable; obviously absurd |
| capitulate | to surrender after negotiation of terms |
| ultimatum | a statement or term that has a penalty if disobeyed |
| sedate | calm |
| emulate | strive to equal or excel |
| pavilion | an ornate tent or shelter |
| periscope | any of several instruments not in direct line of sight |
| rekindled | to start up again |
| careening | to tipover or tilt |
