| A | B |
| jihad | a holy war undertaken as a sacred duty by Muslims |
| ineptitude | quality or state of being clumsy, awkward, or incompetent |
| provocateurs | a person who provokes trouble, causes dissension, or the like; agitator |
| flaccid | soft and limp; not firm; flabby; lacking force; weak |
| ruse | a trick, stratagem, or artifice |
| pallid | pale; faint or deficient in color; wan; lacking in vitality or interest |
| ochre | a moderate yellow-orange to orange color |
| ubiquitous | existing or being everywhere, especially at the same time; omnipresent |
| impetus | a moving force; impulse; stimulus |
| nepotism | patronage or favoritism shown on the basis of family relationship, as in business and politics |