| A | B |
|---|
| affect | to produce change in somebody or something |
| laggard | a slow person, especially one who falls behind |
| blight | anything that destroys, prevents growth, or causes devaluation |
| entice | to attract by offering reward or pleasure |
| gratify | to please |
| debris | pieces of material that are left behind after something has been destroyed |
| accept | to take willingly something that is offered; to say ‘yes’ to an offer, invitation, etc |
| bluff | to try to make somebody believe that you will do something that you do not really intend to do, or that you know something that you do not really know |
| merge | to sink in; to absorb into (from LATIN |
| effect | a change that somebody/something causes in somebody/something else; a result |
| except | not including; other than |
