| A | B | 
| beget | to produce; to make happen | 
| glean | to collect bit by bit; to gather with patient labor | 
| chafe | to wear or irritate, often through rubbing or friction | 
| imbibe | to drink (esp. alcohol) | 
| feign | to pretend | 
| desist | to stop; to discontinue | 
| elite | the choice members or best of a group | 
| enmity | deep-seated hostility, often mutual | 
| beleaguer | to besiege by encircling (as with an army); to surround | 
| daunt | to make afraid; to discourage | 
| flux | a state of continual change or movement | 
| hovel | a wretched living place; an open shed | 
| cadaverous | of or like a corpse; pale; gaunt; think |