| A | B |
| pseudonym | Samuel Clements used the ______, Mark Twain, so people wouldn't know who the true author of Huck Finn was. |
| imperative | It is ______ that Aiden complete his math homework if he is to do well on the tests. |
| ornate | My friend is so artistic, when she bakes a birthday cake it is unbelievably _____. |
| allot | At Christmas time, I ____ a certain amount of money that I will spend on each person. |
| pithy | The principal's speech was very _____, he got right to the point. |
| fastidious | My mom is ______ when she cleans, every surface is dusted. |
| enigma | It's an _______ to me how people can memorize names and dates in history class. |
| fortify | Beavers _____ their dams and lodges with sticks and mud to protect themselves from predators. |
| glutton | If you put a chocolate cake in front of me you will see that I am a _____, I will eat it all and not share. |
| recourse | Since I love to eat chocolate my only _____ so that I don't get fat is to exercise. |