| A | B |
|---|
| crucible | (n) a vessel used for melting a substance using a high degree of heat |
| beneficently | (adv) performing acts of good |
| apprenticed | (v) to serve another for a period of time for the purpose of learning a trade |
| servility | (n) attitude or behavior fit for a slave |
| stealthily | (adv) slowly, deliberately, and secretly in action |
| surly | (adj) bad tempered and unfriendly |
| blundered | (v) to move unsteadily or confusedly |
| defied | (v) to resist attempts at; to oppose or go against |
| jocular | (adj) habitually jolly; given to jesting |
| extricated | (v) to free or remove from an entanglement or difficulty |
| vindictively | (adv) intending to cause anguish or hurt; likely to seek revenge |
| reproach | (n) an expression of blame or disapproval |
| scribe | (n) a public clerk or secretary |
| depleted | (adj) emptied or exhausted of resources |
| mollified | (v) to soothe in temper or way of thinking |
| contagion | (n) a spreading on an influence |
| scrupulously | (adv) very carefully |
| wraithlike | (adj) like a ghost or spirit |
| exasperatedly | (adv) irritated very much |
| gawk | (v) to stare rudely or stupidly |
| lurking | (v) to stay hidden or without arousing attention |
| raucous | (adj) having a harsh, loud sound |
| destitute | (adj) lacking clothes, food, or shelter; having nothing |
