| A | B |
| civilian | person who is not a member of the military, or police, or fire fighting forces |
| complicated | hard to understand; elaborate; complex; intricate |
| concur | agree; coincide; be of the same opinion |
| confirm | state or prove the truth of; substantiate; verify |
| digress | turn aside; get off the main topic; deviate |
| fragile | easily broken; breakable; weak; frail |
| galore | aplenty; in abundance; plentiful; abundant |
| genuine | actually being what it is claimed or seems to be; true; real; authentic |
| hostile | of or relating to an enemy or enemies; unfriendly; inimical |
| impatient | not patient; not willing to bear delay; fretful; anxious |
| inter | put into the earth; bury; entomb |
| mitigage | make less severe; lesson; alleviate; soften; relieve |
| novice | one who is new to a field or activity; beginner; apprentice; neophyte; tyro |
| original | work created firsthand from which copies are made; prototype; archetype |
| originality | freshness; novelty; inventiveness |
| rarity | something uncommon, infrequent, or rare |
| resume | begin again |
| shrink | draw back; recoil; wince |
| sober | not drunk; not intoxicated |
| suffice | be enough, adequate, or sufficient |
| vacant | empty; unoccupied; tenantless; not being used |