| A | B | 
| attire | to dress in fine garments; to put in order | 
| slake | to lesson, satisfy, quench; to produce a chemical change by combining with water | 
| frank | open and honest with what one is feeling; straightforward | 
| cyclone | a windstorm with a violent whirling movement | 
| dwindle | languish, fade; diminish, shrink | 
| tranquil | calm, quiet, still; free from disturbance | 
| constellation | a group of stars in the sky; any cluster or gathering clustered around a central idea | 
| evade | to escape; to be deceitful; to avoid doing or answering directly | 
| boisterous | unmannerly violent; noisy and unruly | 
| wastrel | a person who wastes; a good for nothing | 
| persevere | to continue in some effort in spite of difficulty | 
| chic | order, skill, or behavior; smart, elegance of style | 
| torrent | swift violent stream of water; a flood or rush of words or mail | 
| console | to comfort or make feel less sad; a desk like frame | 
| novel | new and unusual; a narrative with a complex plot | 
| margin | border, edge or brink (an area or page); amount of money beyond what is needed | 
| boost | to raise by a push; to urge others to support | 
| emaciated | to cause to become abnormally lean | 
| archipelago | a sea with many islands | 
| restrain | to draw tight; to limit or restrict | 
| deceitful | tend to lie or cheat; dishonest | 
| strife | competition; the act of fighting or quarrelling | 
| utilize | make practical and effective use of; stressing usefulness over beauty | 
| destitute | not having, being without; lacking the necessities of life | 
| balm | an aromatic gum resin from certain trees used to make perfume or medicine |