| A | B |
| fiasco | total failure |
| prodigy | child of highly unusual talent or genius |
| dawdled | wasted time; lingered |
| betrayal | act of disloyalty; deception |
| stricken | heartbroken; affected by something painful or distressing |
| lamented | said with regret or sorrow |
| discordant | not in harmony |
| mesmerizing | spellbinding; fascinating |
| His speech was _________; people couldn't look away. | mesmerizing |
| I __________ in doing my homework, and I took thirty minutes longer than I should have. | dawdled |