| A | B |
|---|
| Indulgent | very mild and tolerant |
| cunnignly | skillfully |
| compulsory | enforced; required |
| glistens | shines; sparkles |
| retrospect | hindsight |
| Prevail | win; triumph |
| Futile | ineffective |
| scornful | full of contempt ot disdain |
| inadvertantly | unintentionally |
| competent | well qualified and capable |
| profound | intellectually deep |
| refute | prove to be false by argument or evidence |
| intimidated | made afraid through threats or violence |
| `unremitting | not stopping; persistent |
| authentic | genuine; real |
| feigned | imitated; pretended |
| negligent | without care or attention; indifferent |
| exhausted | used up; expended completely |
| semblance | look or appearance |
| pandemonium | a scence of wild disorder |
| dissolution | the act of breaking down and crumbling |
| antithesis | contrast or opposition of thought |
| catapults | launches; leaps |
| wan | pale |
| nurtures | nourishes |
| mutinous | rebellious |
| introspective | inward looking; thoughtful |
| derision | contempt; ridicule |
| inferior | lower in status, rank, or order |
| ancestors | people from whom one is descended |
| affluence | wealth; abundance |
| abyss | great depth |
| shunned | avoided |
