| A | B |
|---|
| alert (n.) | a warning signal |
| alert (v.) | to warn |
| alert (adj.) | watchful; wide-awake |
| compatible (adj.) | getting along well together |
| bland (adj.) | lacking a strong flavor; dull |
| crave (v.) | to have a strong desire for |
| craving (n.) | a strong desire |
| extinct (adj.) | no longer living or existing |
| prey (n.) | an animal that is hunted for food |
| prey (v.) | to hunt (animals) for food |
| deteriorate (v.) | to make or become worse |
| nostalgia (n.) | a longing for a time in the past |
| nostalgic (adj.) | feeling wistful or homesick; sentimental |
| optimist (n.) | a person who looks on the bright side of things |
| optimistic (adj.) | cheerful; hopeful; positive |
| optimism (n.) | a feeling of hope and cheerfulness |
| thwart (v.) | to block or defeat the plans or efforts of |
| inflict (v.) | to cause something painful to be felt |
| agony (n.) | great pain of body or mind; suffering |
| agonizing (adj.) | very painful |
| compensate (v.) | to make up for; to pay for |
| compensation (n.) | payment made to make up for something |
| solitary (adj.) | alone; only |
| hostile (adj.) | unfriendly |
| hostility (n.) | unfriendliness; agression |
| prosper (v.) | to flourish; to thrive |
| prosperous (adj.) | thriving; successful |
| mimic (n.) | copycat; a person who imitates |
| mimic (v.) | to copy or imitate |
| flimsy (adj.) | weak; not believable |
| nonchalant (adj.) | laid-back; relaxed; not caring |
| stall (n.) | a booth; a compartment |
| stall (v.) | to delay; to freeze or cut off (as in an engine) |
| establish (v.) | to set up; to found |
| establishment (n.) | an organization or institution; a founding |
| superior (n.) | a person of higher rank |
| superior (adj.) | better; higher quality |
| rebel (n) | a person who refuses to obey orders or the law |
| rebellion (n) | a revolt or uprising |
| rebellious (n) | disobedient |
| notable (adj.) | outstanding; famous |
| gorge (n.) | a narrow passage between steep cliffs |
| sluggish (adj.) | lacking energy; slow moving |
| rebel (v.) | to refuse to accept control by others |
| gorge (v.) | to stuff oneself with food |
| boisterous (adj.) | noisy and uncontrolled |
| taunt (v.) | to make fun of; to tease |
| taunt (n.) | an insulting remark |
| lurch (v.) | to move forward or to the side unexpectedly |
| lurch (n.) | a jerking or swaying movement |
| major (n.) | a military officer; the main subject a person is studying |
| major (v.) | to study as one's main subject |
| major (adj.) | great in size, number or importance |
| provoke (v.) | to annoy or make angry |
| provocative (adj.) | trying to cause a reponse |
| reign (n.) | the time period of a king or queen's rule |
| reign (v.) | to rule |
| erode (v.) | to wear away bit by bit |
| erosion (n.) | the process of wearing away |
| fertile (adj.) | able to produce crops, offspring or ideas |
| decline (v.) | to slope downward; to refuse to accept; to become less or weaker |
| decline (n.) | the loss of strength or power |
| meager (adj.) | poor in quality; not enough of |
| dormant (adj.) | in a sleeplike state; inactive |
| population (n.) | the total number of people in a place |
| populate (v.) | to fill with people |
| compassion (n.) | a feeling of sympathy; pity |
| compassionate (adj.) | showing compassion; wanting to help others in need |
| jest (n.) | a joke |
| jest (v.) | to joke or say something lightheartedly |
