| A | B |
|---|
| latitude | n.freedom; scope |
| precarious | adj.unsafe; insecure; uncertain; dangerous |
| inclement | adj. without mercy; rough or stormy; harsh |
| devastation | n.destruction; desolation |
| wane | v.to decrease gradually; to decline in power, importance, or size |
| vulnerable | adj.easily injured or hurt physically or emotionally; open to criticism or attack |
| autonomy | n.independence; the condition of having self-government |
| besieged | v.to crowd around in order to press with requests; to harass; to beset; to surround in order to capture |
| perseverance | n. the act or habit of holding to a course of action or belief; persistence |
| wreak | v.to inflict (as vengeance or punishment); to express (as anger or hatred) |
