| A | B |
| abnormal | strange; not typical; not usual |
| capsize | to upset; to overturn |
| catastrophe | a calamity; a large-scale disaster or failure |
| decrease | a reduction; to lessen or diminish |
| disputatious | argumentative; quarrelsome |
| evict | to force out from a property or home |
| flourish | to grow and thrive; to wave in the air |
| incentive | a reason for doing something |
| insubordinate | defiant; disobedient; rebellious |
| legible | very clear and readable |
| nub | the nucleus; the central point; the core |
| onslaught | a sudden rush of something |
| ordain | to establish by law; to order or command |
| outstrip | to outdo; to outperform; to exceed |
| pervade | to spread throughout all parts of |
| prudent | showing careful judgment; sensible |
| quench | to put out; to extinguish |
| remnant | a small part left over |
| simultaneous | happening at the same time |
| swerve | to turn aside sharply; to veer |