| A | B |
|---|
| affluent | wealthy, opulent |
| aloof | distant in feeling or interest |
| bolster | prop up; support |
| chore | a small job around the house |
| commitment | agreement to do something |
| confederate | person allied with another |
| convert | transform, change |
| covet | wish for enviously, desire |
| crestfallen | disheartened, dejected |
| infer | reach a conclusion by reasoning from facts |
| mar | damage or tarnish |
| obliterate | destroy utterly; remove all traces of |
| rile | make angry |
| robust | strong and healthy |
| site | place where something is or was |
| steep | sharply rising or falling |
| surface | top; exterior; outside |
| thwart | prevent someone from achieving a purpose |
| turbulence | state of wild disorder |
| vestige | visible mark left by something that has vanished |
