| A | B |
|---|
| amiss | faulty, imperfect or not as it should be |
| brawl | a noisy quarrel or fight |
| detest | to hate or dislike very much |
| domestic | native to a country or relating to the life or affairs of a household |
| flagrant | extremely bad, glaring or scandalous |
| fledgling | an inexperienced person or beginner; a young bird about to leave the nest |
| flaw | a slight fault, defect or crack |
| fluster | to make or become confused, agitated or nervous |
| foremost | chief, most important or primary; in the first place |
| momentum | the force or speed with which something moves |
| notable | striking or remarkable; a person who is well-known, distinguished or outstanding in some way |
| nurture | to bring up, care for, train or nourish |
| paradox | a self-contradictory statement that on closer examination proves true |
| perjury | the act of swearing to a lie |
| presume | to take for granted, assume or suppose |
| prior | earlier or former |
| proficient | skilled, expert or capable in any field or activity |
| salvo | a burst of gunfire or cannon shot; a sudden burst of anything |
| vigilant | wide-awake, alert or watchful |
| wrath | intense anger |
| abnormal | not usual, not typical or strange |
| capsize | to turn bottom side up |
| catastrophe | a large-scale disaster, misfortune or failure |
| decrease | to make or become less |
| disputatious | inclined to argue or debate |
| eject | to drive or throw out |
| flourish | to grow or thrive; a dramatic gesture |
| incentive | a reason for doing something |
| insubordinate | disobedient or rebellious |
| legible | easily read |
| nub | the central point or heart of a matter |
| onslaught | a violent attack or a sudden rush of something |
| ordain | to establish by law; to appoint as a priest or minister |
| outstrip | to get ahead of, to do better than or exceed |
| pervade | to spread throughout |
| prudent | cautious, careful or showing good sense |
| quench | to put out, extinguish or end |
| remnant | a small part remaining behind |
| simultaneous | happening or existing at the same time |
| swerve | to turn aside sharply |
| accelerate | to speed up |
| bystander | one who looks on or observes |
| canvass | to go through an area in order to procure votes, sales or opinions |
| casual | happening by chance or n an irregular basis; showing little concern or informal |
| downtrodden | treated unfairly and cruelly |
| entice | to attract or tempt |
| erode | to wear away gradually or eat away |
| flounder | to thrash about in a clumsy or ineffective way |
| graphic | lifelike, vivid; relating to the pictorial arts |
| gruesome | horrible, revolting or ghastly |
| melancholy | sad, gloomy or unhappy |
| ordeal | a difficult or painful experience |
| parch | to make dry and thirsty |
| persist | to continue steadily in a course of action; refuse to stop or be changed; to last or remain |
| puny | of less than normal strength or size |
| quibble | to evade or belittle a point by twisting words or raising minor objections |
| ratify | to approve, give formal approval to or confirm |
| regal | royal, kinglike or fit for a king |
| stifle | to smother, prevent from breathing; to hold back or choke off |
| vital | having life or living; necessary to life |
