| A | B |
| adept | high skilled; expert |
| audible | Capable of being heard. |
| azure | The blue color of a cloudless sky. |
| banter | To exchange playful, teasing remarks. |
| capacious | Able to hold a large amount; roomy |
| copious | Large in quantity; abundant |
| crucial | Extremely important; vital resolving something. |
| decelerate | To slow down or to cause to slow down. |
| deploy | To arrange troops or equipment in position for battle. To put to use. |
| facilitate | To make easier. |
| fastidious | Paying close attention to detail. Difficult to please. |
| fitful | Not steady; irregular |
| grapple | To struggle with in close combat; to wrestle. |
| pang | A sudden sharp feeling of pain or distress. |
| precede | To go or come before in time, rank, or position. |