| A | B |
|---|
| exasperating | annoying |
| whim | sudden thought |
| riddle | fill w/ holes / puzzling question |
| ebb | drop back / become weaker |
| aerie | high nesting place |
| octave | 1st and 8th notes on a scale |
| unawares | by suprise |
| court | royal palace / playing area / to win with esteem and affection / a place of law |
| blockade | prevent movement into or out of |
| baste | pour hot juices over / sew with loose stitches |
| goad | pointed stick to drive oxen / urge onward |
| retard | slow down |
| ragamuffin | dirty, shabbily-clothed child |
| anthem | song of a country |
| aura | a feeling surrounding a person or thing |
