| A | B |
| complete | Having no missing parts, whole |
| utter | To make sounds with the voice, speak |
| ease | State of being comfortable, without worry, pain, or trouble |
| develop | To go through a process of growth |
| dismay | To cause feelings of fear, worry, or surprise |
| hail | To greet or welcome, usually with admiration |
| remark | Something said; a comment |
| patriot | One who loves, supports, and is loyal to his or her country |
| decay | To rot |
| grove | A group of trees growing together with open space between them |
| scorch | To burn slightly |
| tower | To stand above or higher than what is around it |
| mature | To become fully grown or developed |
| exceed | To be more than |
| permit | To allow |
| climate | Average weather conditions of an area |
| column | Tall, usually stone support, that holds up something |
| severe | Very strict or harsh |
| prepare | To make or get ready |
| burrow | To dig a hole or tunnel into or under something |
| venture | To dare to do, to go, or to say |
| approach | Road or way that leads to a place |
| nestle | To settle down comfortably, as if in a nest |
| attend | To go to or be present at |
| active | Taking par; working |
| eager | Wanting very much |
| paralysis | To make helpless or powerless |
| represent | To act in place of |
| resist | To refuse to give in to; to withstand |
| migrate | To move from one country or region to another |
| migratory | Moving from one place or country to another |
| famished | Very hungry |
| distruction | Harm or damage |
| modest | Simple; not fancy or extreme |
| parallel | Lying in the same direction and always the same distance apart |
| pessimist | Person who expects things to turn out badly |
| recital | Program of music or dance |
| impose | To take unfair advantage of |
| astound | To surprise; to amaze |
| contract | An agreement that has the force of law; to make or become smaller |