| A | B |
| Fester | form pus, become infected; grow bitter; decay |
| Ascend | move upward, rise |
| Throng | crowd; press upon in large numbers |
| Billow | surge; swell |
| distributive | administered; furnished |
| Jostling | roughly pushing |
| Gaudy | bright and showy, but lacking in good taste |
| gesture | express or emphasize ideas and emotions with physical movement |
| Cynical | sarcastic; sneering |
| Irrational | lacking the power to reason; absurd |
| Statly | dignified |
| commotion | noisy rushing about |
| Fatigue | extreme weariness or exhaustion |
| Unseemly | not decent or proper |
| Reluctantly | unwillingly |
| Thong | narrow strip of leather |
| Basin | round, shallow container for holding water |
| Descendant | immediate or remote offspring of a person |
| Sheepishly | in an awkwardly shy or embarrassed manner |
| Rouse | stir up, as to anger or action |
| Confine | limit or boundary |
| Purifying | cleansing |
| Reinforce | strengthen |