| A | B |
| adept | highly skilled; expert |
| audible | capable of being heard |
| azure | the blue color of a cloudless sky |
| banter | to exchange playful, teasing remarks |
| capacious | able to hold a large amount; roomy |
| copious | large in quantity; abundant |
| crucial | extremely important; vital in resolving something |
| decelerate | to slow down or to cause to slow down |
| deploy | to arrange troops or equipment in position for battle |
| facilitate | to make easier |
| fastidious | paying close attention to detail |
| fitful | not steady; irregular |
| grapple | to struggle with in close combat; to wrestle |
| pang | a suddensharp feeling of pain or distress |
| precede | to go or come before in time, rank, or position |