| A | B |
|---|
| confiscate | (verb) to seize by authority; take away |
| exasperate | (verb)to make angry or impatient: irritate greatly |
| benevolent | (adjective) characterized by doing good: kindly |
| majestic | (adjective) impressive or beautiful in a dignified or inspiring way |
| spokesperson | (noun) a man or woman who speaks on behalf of another or others |
| makeshift | (adjective) serving as a temporary substitute for something |
| stodgy | (adjective) solidly built: stocky |
| ambitious | (adjective) full of ambition: eager to succeed |
| pondering | (verb) to think or consider carefully and thoroughly |
| heed | (verb) to pay attention to: listen to and consider |
| excavators | (noun) a person or thing that excavates (dig out) |
| yearn | (verb) to have strong, often melancholy( sad) desire |
| dispute | (noun) a debate: an argument (verb) to argue about: debate |
| acknowledge | (verb) to recognize and reply to |
| quest | (noun) a search: especially for something held valuable or precious |
| meekly | (adverb) showing patience and humility: gentle |
| plagued | (verb) to annoy: pester: harass |
| desolate | (adjective) having few or no people, and often causing sadness as a result: deserted |
| parched | (verb) to become very dry, especially from intense heat |
| barren | (adjective) empty: bare |
