| A | B |
|---|
| relay | a race in which each side uses several team members to complete the race* |
| clutch | to grasp and hold tightly* |
| prodigy | a person with exceptional talent* |
| sidekick | a close friend* |
| periscope | a tube-shaped optical device that lets one see into an area beyond the area s/he is in* |
| diatribe | bitter, abusive criticism* |
| ransom | a price or payment demanded in return for the release of property or a person* |
| pervade | to be spread or present throughout* |
| collaborate | to work together on a project* |
| comply | to act according to a command, request or order* |
| surreptitiously | in a sneaky way; secretly* |
| palatable | acceptable to taste; able to be eaten* |
| proposition | a suggested plan* |
| commend | to speak highly of; to praise* |
| impudent | offensively bold and disrespectful* |
| acute | sharp; keen* |
| conceived | thought of* |
| vex | to disturb; annoy* |
| stifled | smothered* |
| crevice | a crack* |
| stealthily | cautiously; secretly* |
| audacity | shameless daring or boldness* |
| vehemently | with intense emotion* |
| derision | ridicule* |
| hypocritical | false or deceptive, like a person who is pretending to be what s/he is not* |
| extricate | to free from a tangle or difficulty* |
| preening | cleaning feathers with a beak* |
| presumptuous | excessively bold, confident or shameless* |
| outskirts | the region remote from the central district of a city or town* |
| malicious | showing ill-will; spiteful* |
| peril | danger* |
| surveying | looking over carefully; inspecting* |
| grimace | a facial expression of pain or disgust* |
| fate | a power that is supposed to determine the course of events* |
| credulity | a tendency to believe too easily; gullibility* |
