| A | B |
| specifications | a detailed statement of particulars |
| dissected | to cut apart or separate |
| grovel | To behave in a servile manner |
| skeptically | doubts, questions, or disagrees |
| scowled | To wrinkle or contract the brow in anger |
| backsliding | to revert to sin or bad habits |
| resolve | to make a firm decision about |
| sanity | the quality or condition of being sane |
| podium | an elevated platform |
| degrading | to reduce in rank or status |
| soldering | joins metallic parts, cements |
| intercepted | to stop or interrupt the process of |