| A | B |
|---|
| frenetic | (adj.) frenzied, frantick, highly agitated |
| disarray | (n.) disorder, confusion; (v.) to throw into disorder |
| atrophy | (n.) the wasting away of a body organ or tissue; any progressive decline or failure; (v.) to waste away |
| asseverate | (v.) to affirm earnestly and with emphasis |
| glean | (v.) to gather bit by bit; to gather small quantities of grain left in a field by the reapers |
| consummate | (adj.) complete or perfect in the highest degree; (v.) to bring to a state of completion or perfection |
| grouse | (n.) a type of game bird; a complaint; (v.) to complain, grumble |
| bastion | (n.) a fortified place, stronghold |
| exigency | (n., often pl.) urgency, pressure; urgent demand, pressing need; an emergency |
| flotsam | (n.) floating debris; homeless, impoverished people |
| concord | (n.) a state of agreement, harmony; a treaty |
