| A | B |
| adapt | to adjust or modify or change quickly |
| attest | to give proof or evidence to something or of something |
| dovetail | a joint which fits two things together |
| enormity | referring to greatness in size or immensity |
| falter | to hesitate, move unsteady or stumble |
| foreboding | a strong inner feeling / prediction |
| forlorn | pitiful, lonely, or sad |
| haughty | proud or snobbish |
| impediment | an obstacle, physical defect, or handicap |
| imperative | absolutely necessary |
| loiter | to linger or hang around aimlessly |
| malinger | to fake an illness |
| pithy | brief but to the point / concise |
| plunder | to rob or take wrongfully |
| simper | to smile in a silly self-concious way |
| steadfast | fixed in direction |
| vaunted | praised boastfully |
| vilify | to defame / to make someone sound evil or like a villain |
| waif | an orphan or stray |
| wry | lopsided / distorted |