| A | B |
|---|
| frenzied, frantic, highly agitated | frenetic |
| disorder, confusion; to throw into disorder | disarray |
| the wasting away of a body organ or tissue; any progressive decline or failure; to waste away | atrophy |
| to affirm earnestly and with emphasis | asseverate |
| to gather bit by bit; to gather small quantities of grain left in a field by the reapers | glean |
| complete or perfect in the highest degree; to bring to a state of completion or perfection | consummate |
| a type of game bird; a complaint; to complain, grumble | grouse |
| a fortified place, stronghold | bastion |
| urgency, pressure; urgent demand, pressing need; an emergency | exigency |
| floating debris; homeless, impoverished people | flotsam |
| a state of agreement, harmony; a treaty | concord |
| pelasing, tending to create a foavorable impression | prepossessing |
| in a reclining position, lying down, in the posture of one sleeping or resting | recumbent |
| to imprison, confine, jail | incarcerate |
| ridiculous, laughable, absurd | ludicrous |
| biting or caustic in thought, manner, or style; sharply or bitterly harsh | mordant |
| comtmeptibly cowardly or mean-spirited | pusillanimous |
| a prickly or stinging plant; to arouse displeasure, impatience, or anger; to vex or irritate severely | nettle |
| a scheme to outwit or deceive an opponent or to gain an end | stratagem |
| obligatory, required; one who holds a specific office at the time spoken of | incumbent |
| consisting of or measured in money; of or related to money | pecuniary |
| humorous, jesting, jolly, joking | jocular |
