| A | B |
| auxilliary | giving assistance or support |
| candid | frank, sincere; impartial |
| cubicle | a small room |
| drudgery | work that is hard and tiresome |
| envoy | a representative or messenger |
| escalate | to elevate; to increase in intensity |
| expedient | a means to an end; servicable |
| feign | to pretend |
| flair | a natural quality, talent, or skill |
| grievous | causing sorrow or pain; serious |
| heterogeneous | mixed, diverse, variegated |
| horde | a vast number (of people) |
| impel | to force, drive forward |
| incredulous | disbelieving, skeptical |
| inscribe | to write or engrave; enroll |
| monologue | a speech by one actor; soliloquy |
| prognosis | prediction |
| rasping | with a harsh, grating sound |
| repugnant | offensive, disagreeable |
| scuttle | abandon; a pail for coal |