| A | B |
|---|
| circumstances (n) | Situation; actions that occurred. |
| contained (adj.) | Description of an object that is inside another object. |
| illness (n) | Sickness. |
| remainder (n) | What is remaining; what is leftover. |
| concept (n) | Idea or theory. |
| contrary (n) | Opposite, in opposition to. |
| predict (v) | To make an educated guess about the future. |
| speed (n) | Rate of movement (e.g., miles per hour); synonym: velocity. |
| survive (v) | To remain alive in the face of danger (e.g., She lived through the snowstorm.). |
| destroy (v) | To tear apart or completely eliminate. |
| clearly (adv.) | Obviously. |
| thaw (v) | To melt or to go from a below freezing temperature to room temperature. |
| preserve (v) | To save in a perfect/natural state (e.g., A forest, fruit or a human body [e.g., mummies]). |
| “the elements” (n) | Idiom meaning harsh weather. |
| remnants (n) | Remainders or leftovers; can mean “faded”; context varies from clothing, to carvings in stones, to food. |
| stable (adj.) | Stationary or unchanging (note: the noun version of this word has a completely different meaning). |
| release (v) | To set free. |
| “under way” | Idiom meaning something has started and is still in process. |
| cause (n) | The reason. |
| insistence (n) | The act of strongly arguing for or advocating a point of view. |
| avoidance (n) | The act of avoiding or staying away from. |
| speculate (v) | To pose an idea casually, often without evidence. |
| stretch (v) | To extend in length. |
| motion (n) | Movement. |
| destruction (n) | The results of a violent or destructive act (e.g., After the earthquake there were many signs of ??? downtown.). |
