| A | B |
|---|
| compassionate | feeling sorry for others |
| brute | purely physical rather than intellectual |
| apparition | something ghostly |
| raucous | unpleasantly loud |
| hoist | to raise or lift |
| illusion | false impression |
| assent | to agree to something |
| random | lacking regularity |
| bide | to wait for something |
| crone | an insulting term that insults a woman's age |
| abrupt | sudden and unexpected |
| gyration | movement in a circle around a center |
| summon | to send for someone to come |
| churlish | acting ill-bred, surly, or sullen |
| devise | conceiving an idea and planning how it will work |
| bowels | the deepest or innermost part of something |
| whim | a sudden thought, idea, or desire |
| menacing | having a threatening quality |
| etched | imprinted; engraved; stamped; carved |
| tyranny | oppression; dictatorship; cruelty |
| wizened | wrinkled; shriveled; lined; aged |
| tumult | uproar; commotion; hubbub; turmoil |
| subside | collapse; cave in; settle |
| revelry | festivities; celebrations; partying |
| anguish | tormented; suffering; agonized; tortured |
