| A | B |
|---|
| affluence/'af flu ence | (n)wealth, riches, prosperity; great abundance |
| arrears/ar 'rears | (n.,pl)unpaid and overdue debts; an unfinished duty |
| cascade/cas 'cade | (n)a steep, narrow waterfall; something falling or rushing forth in quantity; (v)to flow downward(like a waterfall) |
| cringe/cringe | (v)to shrink back or hide in fear |
| crotchety/'crot che ty | (adj) cranky, ill-tempered; full of odd whims |
| format/'for mat | (n)the size, shape, or arrangement of something |
| immobile/im 'mo bile | (adj)not movable; not moving |
| impassable/im 'pass a ble | (adj)blocked so that nothing can go through |
| innovation/in no 'va tion | (n)something new, a change; the act of introducing a new mentod, idea, device, etc. |
| jovial/'jo vi al | (adj)good-humored, in high spirits; merry |
| manacle/'man a cle | (n.,ususally plural)a handcuff, anything that chains or confines; (v)to chain or restrain (as with handcuffs) |
| martial/'mar tial | (adj)warlike, fond of fighting; relating to war, the army, or military life |
| minimum/'min i mum | (n)the smallest possible amount;(adj)the lowest permissible or possible |
| nimble/'nim ble | (adj)quick and skillful in movement, agile; clever |
| onset/'on set | (n)the beginning, start (especially of something violent and destructive);an attack, assault |
| partition/par 'ti tion | (n)something that divides(such as a wall);the act of dividing something into parts or sections; (v)to divide into parts or shares |
| perishable/'per ish a ble | (adj)likely to spoil or decay |
| retrieve/re 'trieve | (v)to find and bring back, get back, recover; to put right, make good |
| sinister/'sin i ster | (adj)appearing evil or dangerous; threatening evil or harm |
| taut/taut | (adj)tightly drawn, tense; neat, in good order |
