| A | B |
| sadistic | delight in cruelty |
| mandatory | containing or constituting a command : obligatory |
| irrational | lacking usual or normal mental clarity or coherence |
| intricate | having many complexly interrelating parts or elements |
| epiphany | an illuminating discovery |
| callous | feeling no sympathy for others |
| repugnant | exciting distaste or aversion |
| mortal | causing or having caused death |
| ingrained | forming a part of the essence or inmost being |
| ingenious | marked by originality, resourcefulness, and cleverness in conception or execution |
| naïve | deficient in worldly wisdom or informed judgment |
| implies | to express indirectly |
| impinge | encroach, infringe |
| meld | merge, blend |
| dissect | to analyze and interpret minutely |
| ostracized | to exclude from a group by common consent |
| depraved | marked by corruption or evil; especially : perverted |
| fixated | to focus or concentrate one's gaze or attention intently or obsessively |
| flagrant | so obviously inconsistent with what is right or proper as to appear to be a flouting of |
| atrocious | of very poor quality |
| tumultuously | in a wild and noisy manner |
| beleaguered | harassed |
| tribulations | great misery |
| vestige | a trace, mark, or sign of something that once existed but has disappeared |
| paragon | a perfect example |
| imperiously | done in an arrogant manner |
| revived | to restore to life |
| ominous | of or serving as an omen (bad sign) |
| supercilious | disdainful or contemptuous |
| emulate | imitate |
| vivacity | quality or state of being vivacious (lively) |
| stupefied | to astonish |
| matriculating | enrolling in school (especially college) |
| archetype | the original pattern or model |
| querulous | given to complaining |
| fiasco | complete failure |
| emissary | a person or agent sent on a specific mission |
| insolence | insulting in speech |
| gesticulating | to make gestures |
| avert | to turn away |