| A | B |
| agenda/ a 'gen da | (n)the program for a meeting; a list, outline, or plan of things to be considered or done |
| amiable/'a mi a ble | (adj)friendly, good-natured |
| befuddle/be 'fudd le | (v)to confuse, make stupid |
| blight/blight | (n)a disease that coauses plants to wither and die; a condition of disease or ruin; (v)to destroy, ruin |
| boisterous/'boi sterous | (adj)rough and noisy in a cheerful way; high-spirited |
| clarity/'clar i ty | (n) clearness, accuracy |
| compliant/com 'pli ant | (adj)willing to do what someone else wants; obedient |
| conserve/con 'serve | (v)to preserve; to keep from being damaged, lost, or wated; to save |
| debut/'de but | (n)a first public appearance; a formal entrance into society; (v)to make a first appearance |
| gory/'gor y | (adj)very bloody; marked by bloodshed, slaughter, or violence |
| gross/gross | (adj)overweight; coarse, vulgar; very noticeable; total; (n)an overall total(without deductions); tweleve dozen; (v)to earn |
| induce/in 'duce | (v)to cause, bring about; to persuade |
| leeway/'lee way | (n)extra space for moving along a certain route; allowance for mistakes or inaccuracies; margin of error |
| limber/'lim ber | (adj)flexible;(v)to cause to become flexible |
| maze/maze | (n)a network of paths through which it is hard to find one's way; something very mixed-up and confusing |
| oracle/'or a cle | (n)someone or something that can prdict the future |
| partisan/'part i san | (n)a strong supporter of a person, party, or cuase; one who supports because of feeling rather than reasoning;(adj)strongly supporting one side only |
| reimburse/re im 'burse | (v)to pay back; to give payment for |
| vacate/'va cate | (v)to go away from, leave empty; to make empty |
| vagabond/'vag a bond | (n)an idle wanderer; a tramp; (adj)wandering, unsettled; irresponsible |