| A | B |
| apparant | obvious; easy to see |
| automatic | moving or operating by itself |
| burden | a hardship; something difficult to bear |
| economical | costing or spending little; thrifty |
| extravagant | spending much more than is necessary or wise; wasteful |
| fulfill | to carry out; achieve; do |
| influence | to have an effect on |
| security | protection; freedom from danger, fear, or worry |
| sympathize | to feel or express sorrow or pity for |
| transfer | to move or send from one place to another |
| appropriate | proper; suitable to a certain use or purpose |
| bewilder | to confuse; puzzle |
| communicate | to exchange or give information |
| deceive | to make (something) believe something that is not true |
| earnest | serious and sincere |
| emotion | a strong feeling |
| fiction | literature consisting of imaginary stories; anything made up |
| investigate | to explore or examine carefully in order to learn the facts |
| legible | clear enough to be read |
| theory | a statement that explains events or facts; an explanation, often unproven |
| assure | to make (someone) sure about something; tell with certainty |
| crucial | extrememly important |
| distract | to cause to turn away from what one was paying attention to |
| extraordinary | beyond the ordinary; special |
| hostile | unfriendly; having or showing ill will |
| humiliate | to make ashamed; embarrass |
| impulse | a sudden urge to do something |
| perceive | to be or become aware of through one's senses |
| revive | to give new energy, siprit, or strength |
| timid | fearful or shy; lacking in self-confidence |
| abandon | to stop trying to continue; discontinue; quit |
| alert | wide-awake and watchful; highly aware |
| circumstances | conditions or facts of a particular situation or happening |
| devote | to give one's time or attention completely to something or someone |
| dominate | to have a leading place or position in; be at the head of |
| function | the expected activity of a person or thing; purpose; role |
| idle | not doing anything; inactive |
| overcome | to win in a struggle overl defeat |
| primary | most important; major |
| theme | the main subject; the topic around which something is organized |
| disregard | to pay no attention to |
| excerpt | part of a whole work (such as a book, speech, or film) |
| exclude | to refuse to allow in; not included |
| hinder | to stop or slow down (someone or something); block, interfere with |
| misleading | leading to a mistake in throught or action |
| monotonous | borking because of alck of change or differences |
| obtain | to get something through planning or efort |
| prey | a creature or creatures that are hunted by another animal; the victim or victims of an attack |
| seize | to take hold of suddenly or with force |
| severe | causing great physical or mental suffering; very serious |
| -able | able to, able to be |
| cent-, centi- | hundred |
| in- | not, lack of |
| -logy, -ology | science of, study of |
| mal- | bad, badly |
| man | hand |
| mem | remember |
| mono-, mon- | one |
| port | carry |
| therm-, thermo- | heat |