| A | B |
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| vault | 1.to leap over something using your hands or other support 2.a room or compartment for keeping money and other valuables 3.an underground burial chamber |
| garble | 1.to create a wrong impression or change the meaning 2.to introduce textual error into a message |
| industrious | hardworking, constantly, regularly, or habitually occupied |
| laggard | tending to be last or slow |
| recoil | 1.to spring back as if to a starting point, rebound 2.to fall back under pressure |
| lithe | 1.easily bent or flexed 2.characterized by easy flexibility and grace |
| shambles | a scene or condition of disorder or distraction |
| flaunt | 1.to display oneself to public notice 2.to wave or flutter showily |
| shoddy | 1.made or containing inferior material 2.of poor quality or craft, run down or shabby 3. dishonest or reprehensible |
| dilemma | having to make a tough decision or choice |
| lunge | 1.a quick thrust or jab forward 2.a sudden forward rush or reach |
| makeshift | 1.a temporary expedient or substitute 2.serving as, or of the nature of a makeshift |
| havoc | 1.widespread destruction or devastation 2.disorder or chaos |
| shirk | to avoid the performance of an obligation |
| foolproof | so simple, plain, or reliable as to leave no opportunity for error, misuse, or failure |
| cistern | 1.an artificial reservoir as an underground tank for storing liquids and water 2.a large silver vessel formerly used at the dinner table |
| rant | 1.to talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner 2.to scold vehemently |
| crafty | 1.using cunning or tricks to deceive other people 2. to be skillful or cleaver |
| despot | 1.a ruler with absolute power and authority; a person exercising power tyrannically 2.a bishop or patriarch of the Eastern Orthodox Church |
| muddle | 1.to make turbid or muddy 2.to mix confusedly 3.to make a mess of 4.a state of especially mental confusion |
| secure | 1.free from danger or risk of loss 2.free from fear or doubt |
| vanguard | 1.the troops moving at the head of an army 2.the forefront of an action or movement |
| swagger | 1.to conduct oneself in an arrogant or superciliously pompous manner, expecially: to walk with an air of overbearing |
| durable | able to exist for a long time without significant deterioration |
| coercion | 1.the act of getting something to happen by force or threat 2.to restrain or dominate by force |
