| A | B |
| dormant | in a sleeplike state |
| elegant | graceful or refined in appearance or behavior |
| erupt | to burst forth violently |
| excavate | to dig out |
| expel | to eject; to release, as from a container |
| fume | a disagreeable smoke or gas |
| molten | made liquid by heat |
| painstaking | showing or taking great care or effort |
| perish | to die; to be killed or destroyed |
| population | the total number of people in a certain place |
| prelude | something that comes before or introduces the main part |
| scald | to burn with hot liquid or steam |
| stupendous | amazing because very great or very large |
| suffocate | to kill or die by stopping access to air |
| tremor | a shaking movement |