| A | B |
|---|
| clasps | My mother __ (v) the steering wheel tightly whenvere she approaches a sharp turn in the road. |
| azure | She painted the ceiling in her bedroom __ (adj) so that it would look like the sky. |
| disgrace | After scoring on themselves and losing to their rivals as a result, the team left the field in __ (n). |
| abash | The bully would continuously __ (v) his peers to make himself feel more confident. |
| discerning | The __ (adj) viewer will realize what a bad movie this is. |
| prevail | Good __ (v) over evil in this holiday movie. |
| preliminaries | The __ (n), especially the national anthem, were more exciting than the game. |
| subverting | By __ (v) the monarchy, the revolutionaries hoped to bring freedom. |
| seizure | One of the customers in the store suffered a __ (n) and fell to the floor. |
| deferred | Jackie __ (adj) her trip to Italy until she had more money. |
| fester | The wound become infected and began to __ (v). |
| barren | The hillside was __ (adj) after the fire. |
| paradoxical | I think it is __ (adj) that people in cities could be lonely. |
| pensive | Everyone remembered the professor as a quiet and __ (adj) man. |
| solitude | I enjoy a quiet moment of __ (n) before the guests arrive. |
