| A | B |
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| coffer | (n) a box used to store money and valuables |
| forage | (v) to make a search, especially for food |
| forage | (n) food, as pasture, for browsing or grazing animals |
| haywire | (adj) being out of order; crazy |
| cistern | (n) an artificial reservoir or tank for storing water, usually underground |
| jeopardize | (v) to expose to danger |
| chaotic | (adj) describing a situation that is completely confused |
| haven | (n) harbor; port; a place of safety |
| convey | (v) to carry from one place to another; transport; to communicate |
| novel | (adj) new; original or striking in design |
| novel | (n) a long prose narrative usually portraying imaginary characters and events |
| vassal | (n) a person in the Middle Ages who received protection and land from a lord in return for loyalty and service |
| escalate | (v) to expand; to increase in extent, volume, or scope |
| lenient | (adj) being kind and patient |
| sylph | (n) a slender woman or girl |
| hinder | (v) to make slow or difficult; hamper |
| archaic | (adj) no longer in general use, characteristic of surviving from an earlier time |
| caution | (n) warning; carefulness in regard to danger |
| caution | (v) to advise caution to; to warn |
| amplify | (v) enlarge; to increase in magnitude or strength |
| slack | (adj) careless; not energetic; not tight |
| slack | (v) to lessen; to avoid work or duty |
| slack | (n) a stopping of movement or flow; a lull |
| marauder | (n) one who roams about and raids in search of things to steal |
| hobble | (v) to walk with difficulty; to limp; to make lame |
| hobble | (n) something used to hobble an animal; a hobbling walk |
| stark | (adj) strong, robust; strict; bare |
| duct | (n) a tube or vessel carrying fluid; a pipe or channel |
| scavenge | (v) to collect usable things from what has been discarded |
| gingerly | (adj) very cautious or careful |
| vessel | (n) a hollow utensil for holding something; a ship |
