| 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 |