| A | B |
|---|
| astronomer | a person who studies the stars and planets |
| observatory | a building designed to let people look at the stars |
| grim | something that is terrible |
| solemn | serious or grave |
| in vain | without significance or importance |
| veer | to change direction |
| scholar | a person who has expert knowledge in some specific field |
| remnants | bits and pieces of a thing that no longer exists |
| devastating | something that destroys another thing completely |
| torrent | a wild flow of water or mud |
| despise | to hate |
| pallor | paleness of skin |
| vengeance | desire for revenge |
| multitude | a great number |
| unheeded | to ignore, disregard |
| remote | distant, far away |
| doffed | to tip, put to the side, (as in a hat) |
| visage | a face or expressions on the face |
| writhe | to twist or squirm (usually from pain) |
| defiance | open disregard or resistance to authority |
