| A | B |
|---|
| edifice | large building |
| utopia | place of ideal perfection |
| beetle browed | steep overhanging |
| ponderous | unwieldy |
| inauspicious | not favorable |
| petrified | to become stone, hardened |
| physiognomies | the act of discovering the temperament and character from outward appearance |
| augured | predict future from omens |
| betoken | shown |
| inference | to gather, a deduction |
| indubitably | unquestionably |
| heterodoxy | departing from the usual belief |
| venerable | made sacred |
| behoof | benefit |
| malefactress | evil doer |
| heathen | unchristian |
| evanescent | dissipate like vapor |
| trow | believe |
| ignominy | shame, dishonor |
| iniquity | gross injustice, wickedness |
| contumely | scornful insolence |
| heterogeneous | dissimilar, different |
| abate | decrease, wane, lessen |
| eldritch | eerie, weird |
| enmity | hostility, animosity, rancor |
| panoply | impressive array or a full suit of armor |
| caprice | a disposition to do things impulsively; whim |
| dearth | scarcity, lack of |
| bedizen | to dress or adorn gaudily |
| temporal | earthly life |
| imbibe | drink in |
| indefeasible | not capable of being annulled or undone |
| emaciated | wasted away, thin |
| mountebank | charlaton, pretender, quack |
| boon | a benefit, blessing, gift |
| vehemence | intense, impassioned, fervid |
| appellation | name |
| sagacity | keen, shrewd |
| inimical | unfriendly, hostile |
| recompense | dispensing of reward or punishment |
| propogate | to cause to increase |
| irreverent | lacking proper respect |
| tenaciously | persistent, relentless |
| palliate | to reduce violence, intensity of |
| somniferous | inducing sleep |
| malice | hatred, ill will |
| odious | vile, deserving hatred, contempt |
| antipathy | aversion, distaste, enmity |
| abhorrence | repugnance for, loathsome |
| machinations | scheming, crafty actions |
| etherealize | made celestial, heavenly |
| purport | profess, intend |
| introspection | examination of own thought and feelings |
| impalpable | intangible, incapable of being felt or touched |
| somnambulism | an abnormal condition of sleep whereby motor actions occur (sleepwalk) |
| inextricable | cannot be solved |
| expiation | atonement |
| multitudinous | innumerable, great number |
| torpid | dormant, numb, dull, lack of vigor |
| erudite | bookish learning |
| efficacy | the power to produce an effect |
| abased | to lower in rank, prestige or esteem |
| pristine | uncorrupted, innocent or pure, clean |
| despotic | exercising power oppressively or tyrannically |
| benevolent | kindness |
| austerity | somber, grave, severe, or stern and cold in manner or appearance |
| acquiesce | to accept passively, assent |
| transfiguration | a change in form or appearance; sometimes a glorifying or spiritual change |
| proffer | offer, suggestion |
| wrought | worked into shape by artistry or effort |
| visage | face, countenance, or appearance |
| derisive | scornful laughter, ridicule, mocking |
| purge | to clear of guilt, cleanse |
| propinquity | proximity or nearness to |
