| A | B |
|---|
| astute | shrewd; crafty |
| brocade | rich oriental silk fabric with raised gold & silver patterns |
| clasp | fastener used to hold 2 parts together |
| confide | tell confidentially |
| deft | quick & skillful |
| deluge | great flood or heavy downpour |
| dignified | worthy of respect; stately |
| disk | thin, flat, circular object |
| disk | central part of a flower head |
| disc | phonograph record |
| disc | cultivate with a plow |
| eager | having or showing keen interest |
| fabric | cloth |
| fabric | underlying structure |
| fabric | patterns produced by shapes of crystal grains in a rock |
| grimace | facial expression that indicates disapproval, pain, or disgust |
| hemisphere | half of human brain |
| hemisphere | one half of earth's surface |
| illiterate | unable to read or write |
| lunge | sudden thrust or pass like with a sword |
| lunge | make a sudden forward movement |
| pepper | spice |
| pepper | plant eaten as a vegetable |
| pepper | sprinkle with many objects |
| pepper | hit with repeated blows |
| pliable | easily bent or shaped |
| pliable | flexible or supple |
| pliable | adjustable to varying conditions |
| prim | stiffly proper or precise |
| prim | neat & trim |
| proclaim | announce officially & publicly |
| proclaim | praise publicly |
| pummel | beat with fists; pound |
| recoil | move or jerk backward |
| recoil | return |
| remnant | portion left over |
| remnant | leftover piece of cloth |
| ruffle | strip of gathered & pleated cloth used for trimming |
| ruffle | commotion or brawl |
| ruffle | low vibrating drumbeat |
| ruffle | disturb the smoothness of |
| ruffle | pleat or gather fabric into a trimming |
| scowl | have a frowning expression |
| stilted | stiffly or artificially formal |
| torrent | swift-flowing stream |
| torrent | heavy downpour; a deluge |
