| A | B |
|---|
| blockade | to seal off or prevent from entering or leaving |
| barricade | bar from; block off |
| sovereign | supreme power |
| dawdle | waste time; move or intentionally act slowly |
| fortications | military defenses to protect a place against attack |
| fervor | something that causes intense feeling |
| parole | release of a prisoner after he has served due time |
| amiss | improper, wrong, out of order |
| contraband | illegal items or substances |
| sundry | assorted, various |
| arsonist | someone who intentionally sets a fire |
| confiscate | to seize or take by authority |
| inferno | a blazing fire |
| melancholy | sadness or depression |
| privy | knowledge of something private or secret |
| insolent | rude or disobedient |
| askew | crooked; out of line |
| consort | companions or associates |
