| A | B |
| ambassador | representative of one country working in a foreign one |
| Aryan | Master race according to Nazis |
| strewn | scatter or spread things over and area |
| recoiling | spring back in fear or horror |
| chloroform | colorless liquid used to make people unconscious |
| neutral | not supporting or helping either side |
| coordinates | numbers to indicate a position of a point on a map grid |
| bristled | stiffened,especially in anger or fear |
| curfew | law requiring people to remain indoors between certain hours |
| paralyzed | unable to move |
| acrophobia | extreme or irrational fear of heights |
| claptrap | nonsense |
| gumshoe | detective |
| tugs | violent criminals |
| clandestine | secret; covert |
| sacrificed | surrendered or destroyed something |
| distract | prevent someone from giving full attention to something;divert |
| confronting | facing |
| attest | declare to be true or correct;confirm |
| Alan Gratz | author of the book |