| A | B |
| Asphxiation | Unconsciousness or lack of oxegen |
| Befuddeld | confused |
| Cantankerous | ill- temperd and quarallsome |
| Catatonic | immobile limbs in a stipor |
| Catharsis | purifying or clensing |
| Coerced | forced to act or think in a given manner |
| crooning | singging or humming softly |
| Deviant | differing from the norm |
| Extracted | pull out |
| Gist | the central idea |
| Hypothetical | an assumption |
| Instill | to introduce |
| Maleficence | evil or harm |
| Meandering | to wonder amlissly |
| Omen | any sign that protends good or evil |
| Pungent | acrid sensation |
| Resilient | able to recover quickly |
| Skeptical | doubting or question |
| Skirted | move or passed AROUND |
| Splayed | spread out or apart |
| Squall | a loud or harsh outcry |
| Temperate | moderate in degree or quality |