| A | B |
| zephyr | a breeze from the west |
| trudge | to walk or march with great effort |
| frugal | careful in spending |
| nettle | tall course herbs with stinging hairs; annoy; vex |
| fluctuate | moving up and down, back and forth like a wave |
| haggard | thin from hunger, worry or pain |
| flourish | grow well, thrive, prosper and succeed |
| persist | to continue to so something despite opporsition or warnings |
| bedraggled | limp, soggy ordirty from rain or mud |
| caravan | a group traveling together on a long journey thrpough a desert or dangerous region. A group of pack animals traveling together |
| thrive | to grow vigorously; flourish; to gain in wealth or posessions |
| riotous | violence, disturbance or disorder |
| fracas | noisy quarrel or fight |
| vary | to make a minor or partial change; to give variety to; to be different |
| miserly | characteristic of a mean grasping person who lives poorly in order to save money |
| helm | a lever or wheel controlling the rudder of a ship; position of control |
| maneuver | planned movement of troops or ships |
| dapper | being neat or trim in dress or appearance |
| fatigue | a weariness from labor or exertion; a uniform worn by members of the armed forces |
| roil | to make cloudy or muddy by stirring up ; to rouse the anger of |
| fastidious | very hard to please; very particular |
| deluge | overflowing of the land by water; flood; drenching rain; innundate; overwhelming amount |
| flag | a wild iris; a piece of cloth with a special design that is used as a symbol; to draw attention to; a flat stone; to droop |
| incensed | to make very angry |
| navigate | to travel by water; to sail over to direct one's course in a ship; steer |