| A | B |
| ANECDOTE | a short story about something |
| CONSOLIDATE | to combine or put together |
| COUNTERFEIT | fake, illegal copy |
| DOCILE | easily led, easily managed |
| DOMINATE | to control, have power over |
| ENTREAT | to bed or plead with someone |
| FALLIBLE | capable of making mistakes |
| FICKLE | likely to change one's mind easily or quickly |
| FUGITIVE | someone who runs away (often from the law) |
| GRIMY | dirty |
| IOTA | one very tiny amount |
| MAUL | to mangle or beat about |
| POTENTIAL | possibility, ability to develop, grow |
| RADIANT | shining, bright |
| RURAL | country like, related to the country, farm |
| SUBSTANTIAL | large, significant |
| TACTFUL | polite, skillful in handling people or situations |
| TAMPER | mess with or interfere with |
| ULTIMATE | final, or most important or extreme |
| UNCERTAINTY | not knowing, being unsure |