| A | B |
| Entourage | A group of people who go with and assist an important person |
| Truss | To secure tightly; bind |
| Ancillary | Connected with something, but less important than the main thing |
| Scourge | A cause of widespread or great suffering |
| Acquiesce | To accept, agree, or allow something to happen by staying silent or by not arguing or making objections |
| Rife | Very common and often bad or unpleasant;widespread |
| Periphery | The outside edge or outskirts of an area |
| Dissipate | To cause to spread thin or scatter and gradually vanish |
| Beatific | Showing complete happiness; saintly |
| Lash | To thrash or beat violently |
| Exploit | To make use of (a person, situation, etc.) meanly or unfairly for one's own advantage |
| Bounteous | Plentiful and abundant |