| A | B |
| barb | sharp, backward-facing point |
| assail | attack |
| fallow | left unplanted |
| hogshead | large barrel |
| assimilate | take in |
| resovoir | place wher water is stored |
| maimed | badly injured |
| gusto | great enjoyment |
| affable | friendly |
| arson | setting fires |
| niche | own special place / hollow |
| ewer | pitcher with a wide spout |
| evasive | indirect |
| hoodwink | trick |
| finicky | fussy |
| liable | legally responsible / likely |
| regal | royal |
| farce | comical play |
| evoke | bring forth |
| rind | casing |
| eddies | little swirls of water |
| chide | scold lightly |
| inhabited | shy / hold back |
| abhor | hate |
| enimity | hatred |
| pathos | a quality arousing sadness |
| flail | tool used to separate grain / beat wildly |