| A | B |
| to bring together, collect, gather, especially for oneself | amass (v) |
| bold, adventurous, recklessly daring | audacious (adj) |
| to yield to a request or command | comply (v) |
| the choice part of a group of people or things | elite (n) |
| an iron hook used to grab and hold | grapple (n) |
| to deprive of strength or ability | incapacitate (v) |
| to urge on | instigate (v) |
| in very great numbers | myriad (adj) |
| a point of view or general standpoint from which different things are viewed, physically or mentally | perspective (n) |
| to trouble, make uneasy | perturb (v) |
| connected with or related to the matter at hand | relevant (adj) |
| extremely nervous and easily frightened | skittish (adj) |
| a rope or chain used to fasten something to a fixed object | tether (n) |
| a sounding together | unison (n) |
| to compete | vie (v) |
| to assign or distribute in shares or portions | allot (v) |
| not having or using, lacking | devoid (adj) |
| long life, long duration, length of life | longevity (n) |
| immense; extraordinary in bulk, size, or degree | prodigious (adj) |
| stubbornly self-willed; done on purpose, deliberate | willful (adj) |