| A | B |
|---|
| capacity | (noun) the ability to perform or produce: capability |
| collaborate | (verb) to work together on a project |
| diatribe | (noun) a bitter and abusive denunciation |
| audacity | (noun) courage and resolution: boldness |
| derision | (noun) the act of ridiculing or laughing at someone or something |
| stifled | (verb) to interrupt or cut off |
| vehemently | (adverb) marked by forcefulness of expression or intensity of emotion or conviction: fervent |
| ajar | (adverb/adjective) partially open |
| commence | (verb) to begin: stop |
| ominous | (adjective) to begin: start |
| tentatively | (adverb) uncertain: hesitant |
| acute | (adjective) keen: perceptive |
| foresight | (noun) perception of the importance and nature of events before they occur |
| ransom | (noun) the release of property or a person in return for payment of a demanded price |
| provisions | (noun) stocks of food and other necessary supplies |
| vex | (verb) to irritate, bother, or frustrate |
| proposition | (noun) an offer, a proposal |
| retort | (verb) to make a reply, especially a quick, biting, or witty one |
| impudent | (adjective)rudely or arrogantly disprespectful: insolent |
| pungent | (adjective) sharp or acrid to the taste or smell |
