| A | B |
| explanation | a statement or fact that explains something |
| legend | a story that may or may not be true, handed down from the past |
| mature | capable of reasoning and acting sensibly |
| authority | the power or right to give orders and make others obey |
| exhausted | to be tired out |
| Samoyed | a dog of white arctic breed |
| reservation | an area of land reserved for occupation by an Indian trive |
| amateur | a person who does something as a past rime reather than as a profession |
| palomino | a golden or creme-colored horse with a light-colored mane and/or tail |
| ricochet | to rebound from a surface |