| A | B |
| tedious | boring |
| vantage | an advantage in competition or conflict |
| laborious | requiring long hard work |
| protrude | to push or thrust outward |
| Explicit | clearly stated or shown; definite |
| Abrupt | coming or happening suddenly; without warning |
| Discern | to recognize mentally |
| Bewilderment | the condition of being confused or disoriented |
| Descent | the act of descending |
| Presume | taken for granted |
| compiled | to put together materials found from different areas |
| engross | to occupy exclusively; absorb |
| unerringly | without making errors |
| bramble | a prickly shrub |
| colander | a bowl made to drain liquid |