| A | B |
| garrison (noun) | soldiers stationed at a place to protect it; a military place of protection, together with its soldiers and weapons |
| garrison (verb) | to provide soldiers with a place to live |
| grievous (adj) | causing grief or pain; hard to bear |
| hoard (verb) | to save or put away, especially secretly |
| hoard (noun) | anything put away secretly |
| dumbfound (verb) | to make speechless with amazement |
| inundate (verb) | to cover, as with water from a flood; to load with an excessive amount or number of something |
| invincible (adj) | impossible to defeat |
| nomad (noun) | a member of a group that settles briefly in one place and then moves to another |
| nomadic (adj) | having the characteristics of a nomad |
| dumbfounded (adj) | speechless with amazement |
| era (noun) | a particular period in history |
| ensue (verb) | to follow; to come as a result or at a later time |
| flourish (verb) | to thrive or prosper; to wave in the air |
| flourish (noun) | a sweeping motion; a showy burst of music; a fancy line or curve added to something written |
| placate (verb) | to stop from being angry; to calm |
| principal (adj) | most important |
| principal (noun) | a person or thing that is of the greatest importance; the head of a school; the sum of money owed, not including the interest |
| recede (verb) | to move back or to drop to a lower level; to become fainter |
| ruthless (adj) | showing no mercy |