| A | B |
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| embargo | an order from the government prohibiting commercial ships from leaving its ports; stoppage; prohibition; legal restriction of trade |
| pivot | a shaft or pin on which something turns |
| swarthy | having a dark complexion |
| calamity | deep distress or misery; an event that causes great harm |
| swoop | to dive or pounce suddenly like a hawk on its prey |
| pallid | pale; lacking healthy color |
| commerce | buying and selling of goods; trade |
| skirt | a part of a garment extending from the waist down; to go or pass around or about; to escape or miss by a narrow margin to move along an edge, border or margin |
| irate | angry |
| lance | a sharp instrument; a weapon consisting of a long shaft with a sharp steel head that was used by knights on horseback |
| dodge | move suddenly aside; to or fro; tp avoid by moving quickly aside; a sly means of avoiding, decieving or tricking |
| placid | peaceful, free; free of interruption or disturbance |
| tedium | boredom |
| oerfirate | to make holes through to make tearing easy and neat |
| agape | having the mouth open in wonder or surprise |
| periphery | the boundary or surface of a body or figure |
| quench | satisfy; to bring to an end |
| ajar | slightly open |
| endurance | the quality of being permanent; the ability to withstand hardship, adversity or stress |
| wield | to put to good use; to use one's authority |
| nautical | relating to sailors, navigation, or ships |
| flotilla | a fleet of small ships |
| sashay | to strut or move about in an ostentatious or conspicuous manner |
| botanical | of or relating to plants or botany |
| setback | slowing of progress; a temporary defeat |
