| A | B |
|---|
| barricade | to block off |
| entice | to lure |
| surreptitious | done or acquired in secret |
| genesis | an origin or beginning |
| repel | to fight back |
| verbal | relating to words |
| pageantry | a colorful display |
| ensue | to follow as a consequence |
| primitive | early in the history of humankind |
| decoy | a person who entices another into dangerf |
| intrude | to thrust oneself without welcome |
| serene | peaceful or tranquil |
| laggard | one who moves slowly |
| rebuff | a blunt or abrupt rejection |
| presumptuous | forward or bold |
| aftermath | something that results from an event |
| sidle | to edge along furtively |
| cleft | a split |
| embryo | the beginning stage of anything |
| succeed | to follow or replace someone |
| ostentatious | showy |
| wake | the track of waves left by a ship |
| inhibit | to restrain or stop an action |
| austere | without luxury or excess |
| precedent | something that serves as a |
