| A | B |
| Sanction | To authorize, allow, or approve |
| Inundate | To cover, as by flooding; overwhelm with a large amount or number |
| Circumvent | To avoid by going around or as if by going around; to escape from, prevent, or stop through cleverness |
| Reticent | Quiet or uncommunicative; reluctant to speak |
| Robust | Healthy and strong; vigorous |
| Cohesive | Sticking or holding together; unified |
| Vociferous | Noisy; expressing feelings loudly and intensely |
| Attrition | A gradual decrease in number; becoming fewer in number |
| Greivous | Causing pain or grief |
| Oblivious | Unaware; failing to notice |