| A | B |
| Echolocation | the sonar like system used by bats and other animals |
| Slavish | slave-like |
| Intricate | complex; placated; hard to understand |
| Aerodynamic Maneuvers | motion or movement of air and other gases |
| Aggravation | annoyance; exasperation |
| Proximity | nearness in place, time, order, occurrence, or relation |
| Lamely | weak, inadequate, unsatisfactory, clumsy |
| Vaulted Ceilings | without a ceiling, showing the roof line within |
| Backpedaling | stepping rapidly backward |
| Intimidate | to make timid; fill with fear |
| Arrogant | pretentious, overbearingly |
| Intervened | to come between, intercede, mediate |
| Clique | a small, exclusive group of people |
| Veered | to change direction or turnabout or aside, shift, turn |
| Water bugs | various aquatic bugs, or a large cockroach |
| Ingratiatingly | deliberately meant to gain favor |
| Haughty | disdainfully proud; snobbish |
| Instinctively | or of the nature of instinct: natural; unlearned |
| Cockroaches | insects: flattened body, rapid movements, nocturnal habits |
| Translucent | permitting light to pass through but diffusing it so that persons, objects, but not clearly visible: |
| Thrice | three times, as in succession; on three occasions or in three ways |
| Underlander | Fantasy land where animals, insects, arachnids and humans that live underground |
| Central Park | a public park in central Manhattan, New York City. 840 acres |
| Warrior | a person who shows great vigor, courage, or aggressiveness |