| A | B |
|---|
| caption | brief description accompanying an illustration |
| imply | express or state indirectly |
| infer | conclude by reasoning |
| summarize | present the main points in a concise form |
| sidebar | a short news story presenting sidelights on a major story |
| label | a brief description given for purposes of identification |
| steppe | an extensive plain without trees |
| bacterium | single-celled or noncellular organisms lacking chlorophyll |
| chronicle | a record or narrative description of past events |
| rampage | violently angry and destructive behavior |
| pestilence | any epidemic disease with a high death rate |
| hierarchy | a series of ordered groupings within a system |
| disarray | untidiness, especially of clothing and appearance |
| ancestor | someone from whom you are descended |
| exception | a deliberate act of omission |
| generation | group of genetically related organisms in a line of descent |
| gradually | in a gradual manner |
| genetic engineering | the technology of preparing recombinant DNA in vitro by cutting up DNA molecules and splicing together fragments from more than one organism |
| fibula | the outer and thinner of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle |
| tweak | adjust finely |
| snout | a long projecting or anterior elongation of an animal's head |
| tenement house | a run-down apartment house barely meeting minimal standards |
| barrage | the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area |
| devastating | wreaking or capable of wreaking complete destruction |
| torrent | a violently fast stream of water or other liquid |
| perpetual | continuing forever or indefinitely |
| unbridled | not restrained or controlled |
| dispel | force to go away |
| bedlam | a state of extreme confusion and disorder |
| flail | thrash about |
| feint | any distracting or deceptive maneuver |
| haymaker | a hard punch that renders the opponent unable to continue boxing |
| clarity | the quality of being coherent and easily understood |
