| A | B |
|---|
| influx | a flowing or coming in |
| marshal | to arrange in proper order; to usher or to lead |
| perishable | likely to decay or to spoil |
| pre'cis | an abstract or summary |
| pyromania | uncontrollable impulse to ignite fires |
| query | an inquiry |
| requite | to make repayment or to return |
| scythe | an instrument for cutting or mowing |
| sphinx | a mysterious person or thing given to enigmatic questions or answers |
| synchronize | to make simultaneous; to operate at the same time |
| travesty | any grotesque or debased likeness or imitation |
| trek | a journey (usually slow and difficult), to migrate |
| verve | energy, enthusiasm |
| winnow | to separate or to distinguish (valuable from worthless parts) |
