| A | B |
| stratum | a social group or class distinguished by certain common social or economic characteristics |
| scruples | a moral or ethical principle that restrains actions |
| recalcitrant | unmanageable |
| reconnoiter | to inspect, examine or survey an area to secure information |
| pulsating | to expand and contract rhythymically |
| antiquity | early ages of history, ancient times |
| croon | to sing or hum in a soft tune |
| euthanasia | the painless killing of a person or domestic animal suffering from an agonizing incurable disease |
| fortnight | two weeks |
| gambol | to run, skip or leap about in play |
| lethargic | sluggish |
| cacophony | harsh or unpleasant sound |
| juxtapose | to place two or more things side by side |
| slake | to relieve or satisfy, to quench |
| phantasmagoria | a shifting series of imaginary figures |