| A | B |
| throng | crowd |
| wielding | holding |
| interrogating | asking questions |
| crossroads | intersections |
| elude | getting away from |
| infernal | extremely troublesome or annoying |
| nocturnal | pertaining to the night |
| acquaintances | person known to one but usually not a close friend |
| lucidity | quality of being easily understood |
| notion | a general understanding of imperfect ideas |
| improvised | made up in the moment |
| ascertain | to find out definitely or to determine |
| inscription | something inscribed |
| complusory | mandatory |
| camaraderie | good fellowship |
| prevailing | predominant |
| communal | used or share in common |
| veritable | being truely |
| base | foundation |
| ration | share or save |
| incorporated | formed or constituted as a legal corporation |
| altruistic | unselfishly concerned for another |
| cynical | distrusting |
| evoking | to call up |
| emigrate | to leave one country or region to settle in another |
| famished | extremely hungry |
| defiance | a bold resistance to authority |
| imprudent | incautious |
| sufficient | enough |