| A | B |
| placid | calm, peaceful |
| eviction | forced out or expelled |
| revenue | money collected from rent or taxation |
| denote | to indicate a meaning; to symbolize |
| insolent | showing no respect for authority |
| impaled | made helpless as if pierced by a sharp object |
| fuming | shoing irritation or building anger |
| feigned | pretended |
| barren | not fertile or productive |
| interjected | inserted or thrown in |
| bewildered | confused; filled with uncertainty |
| fallow | land left unseeded or without crops for a season |
| lingered | slow to leave |
| amenities | something that makes life more pleasant |
| lilt | lively rhythm |
| rile | to anger or upset |
| premature | happening before the usual time |
| agitated | disturbed or excited |
| prod | to urge into action |