| A | B |
|---|
| permanent | not expected to change |
| apprentice | one who is learning a trade or occupation |
| complicated | not easy to understand or analyze |
| conscious | waking awareness perceptible at any time |
| marooned | isolated with little hope of rescue |
| peculiar | unusual or eccentric |
| plateau | a stable level, period, or state |
| procedure | a series of steps taken to do something |
| administered | given out; dispensed |
| hunches | assumes a crouched or cramped posture |
| cowers | cringes in fear |
| ward | to try to prevent; avert |
| massive | large or imposing |
| impulse | a sudden wish that prompts an act or thought |
| precaution | action taken in advance to protect against failure |
