| A | B |
|---|
| instigates | to cause a process to start |
| cascade | series of waterfalls |
| mendicancy | begging for money |
| depreciates | lessen in value |
| chaste | plain; unadorned |
| parsimony | great frugality |
| ravages | to plunder an area |
| discreet | careful to avoid upsetting others |
| predominating | greatest number or influence |
| meretricious | attractive in a vulgar matter; without real value |
| subsiding | becoming less |
| assertion | a strong statement of truth |
| ecstatic | showing greta pleasure or delight |
| prudence | careful management of resources |
| vestibule | small room or hall |
| scrutiny | a searching look |
| prosperity | enjoying great wealth |
| intoxication | state of drunkenness |
