| A | B |
| malice | desire to harm others or see others suffer |
| interminable | being or seeming to be without end; endless |
| improbable | unlikely to take place or be true |
| regal | of or pertaining to a monarch; royal |
| vanquished | defeated or conquered in battle |
| contrition | a feeling of regret for doing wrong |
| supplication | begging; a humble request or prayer |
| defiant | boldly resistant of an opposing force or authority |
| incredulous | doubtful; disbelieving |
| beseech | to beg |
| invalid | too ill to live a normal life |
| careen | to rush carelessly |
| imminent | about to occur |
| iridescent | shining with shifting rainbow colors |
| infallibility | an inability to make errors |
| doggedness | persistence; stubbornness |
| reiterate | to repeat |
| precariously | insecurely; in a dangerous way |
| exotic | excitingly strange |
| heresy | an action or opinion contrary to what is generally thought |