| A | B |
| transgress | act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises |
| precipitately | headlong: at breakneck speed |
| reconnoiter | scout: explore, often with the goal of finding something or somebody |
| paregoric | a medicine taken internally for the relief of diarrhea and intestinal pain |
| ferment | agitation: a state of agitation or turbulent change or development |
| commodore | a commissioned naval officer who ranks above a captain and below a rear admiral; the lowest grade of admiral |
| whim | a sudden desire; "he bought it on an impulse" |
| derision | a state of being laughed at or ridiculed |
| balmy | mild and pleasant |
| spartan | of or relating to or characteristic of Sparta or its people |