| A | B |
|---|
| acute | with a sharp point |
| acute | keen and alert; sharp and severe |
| acute | rising quickly to a high point and lasting for a short time |
| bluster | to talk or act in a noisy threatening way |
| bluster | to blow in stormy gusts |
| bluster | speech that is loud and threatening |
| bungle | to act or work clumsily and awkwardly |
| bungle | to ruin something through clumsiness |
| commentary | a series of notes clarifying or explaining something |
| commentary | an expression of opinion |
| duration | the length of time that something continues or lasts |
| eerie | causing fear because of strangeness |
| eerie | weird, mysterious |
| facet | one aspect or side of a subject or problem |
| facet | one of the cut surfaces of a gem |
| fidelity | the state of being faithful |
| fidelity | accuracy in details, exactness |
| fray | a brawl, a noisy quarrel |
| fray | to wear away by rubbing; make ragged or worn |
| fray | to strain, irritate |
| headstrong | willful, stubborn |
| inhabitant | one living permanently in a given place |
| numb | having lost the power of feeling or movement |
| numb | to dull the feelings of; to cause to lose feeling |
| pacify | to make peaceful or calm; to soothe |
| ravenous | greedy; very hungry |
| ravenous | eager for satisfaction |
| refute | to prove incorrect |
| remorse | deep and painful regret for one's past misdeeds |
| remorse | pangs of conscience |
| setback | somthing that interferes with progress; a disappointment |
| setback | unexpected loss or defeat |
| setback | a steplike recession in a wall |
| smug | overlly self-satisfied, self-righteous |
| synopsis | a brief statement giving a general view of some subjects, books, etc. |
| synopsis | a summary |
| tarry | to delay leaving; to linger, wait |
| tarry | to remain or stay awhile |
