| A | B |
| meddle | to interfere with someone or something |
| yearning | feeling of intense wanting |
| riddled | covered with holes |
| convulsive | jerking & shaking, sudden & uncontrollable |
| deceit | trickery or the act of misleading |
| affirm | to agree with, to confirm |
| clannish | sticking together, keeping with a group |
| superfluous | more than needed, excess, over the top |
| formidable | difficult to deal with, awe-inspiring |
| slovenly | carelessly, done in a sloppy manner |
| cajole | to persuade someone into action |
| feign | to pretend, to be fake |
| maliciously | being harmful on purpose, in an evil manner |
| repose | to rest, to relax |
| unwonted | unusual, out of the ordinary |
| contagion | a disease that can be transmitted |
| infinitesimal | exceedingly small, tiny |
| rampant | unrestrained, spreading unchecked |
| slake | to satisfy |
| lope | to walk along at a leisurely pace, to stroll |