| A | B |
| venomous | extremely poisonous or injurious |
| stolid | having or revealing little emotion or sensibility |
| aggravate | exasperate or irritate |
| illuminate | make lighter or brighter |
| proboscis | a long flexible snout |
| abstract | not representing or imitating external reality |
| proclivity | a natural inclination |
| alight | to settle or come to rest |
| stagnant | not circulating or flowing |
| torrent | an overwhelming number or amount |
| subside | to become less strong or intense |
| sieve | a strainer for separating lumps from powdered material |
| divert | to turn from one path or use to another |
| insidious | working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way |
| complement | make perfect or supply what is wanting |
| rend | to tear apart by force |
| writhe | to twist and turn from side to side |
| clad | to clothe or cover |
| wary | very cautious |
| avenge | to act in return for a perceived wrong |