| A | B |
| Apex | (n): the highest point of something |
| Bourgeois | (n): a person belonging to the middle class |
| Canine | (n): an animal of the family Canidae, especially a dog |
| Defunct | (adj): no longer in use; inactive |
| Influx | (n): a mass arrival or incoming |
| Meager | (adj): lacking in quantity of vigor; skinny |
| Obliterate | (v): to wipe out or erase completely |
| Ossify | (v): to change into bone: to become set in a rigid pattern |
| Perceive | (v): to become aware or to recognize |
| Ravage | (v): to devastate; to wreak havoc; to destroy |