| A | B |
|---|
| affinity | a natural liking for or attraction to a person, thing, idea, etc. |
| condescension | voluntary assumption of equality with a person regarded as inferior |
| credibility | capable of being believed; believable |
| dilapidated | reduced to or fallen into partial ruin or decay, as from age, wear, or neglect |
| erudite | characterized by great knowledge; learned or scholarly |
| flagrant | shockingly noticeable or evident; obvious; glaring |
| forlorn | desolate or dreary; unhappy or miserable, as in feeling, condition, or appearance |
| grisly | causing a shudder or feeling of horror; horrible; gruesome |
| incur | to come into or acquire |
| odious | Arousing or meriting strong dislike, aversion, or intense displeasure |
| solace | alleviation or comfort |
| torpid | inactive or sluggish |
| transitory | not lasting, enduring, permanent, or eternal |
| unction | an act of anointing, esp. as a medical treatment or religious rite |
| veneration | a feeling of awe, respect, etc.; reverence |
| vicissitude | a change or variation occurring in the course of something |
