| A | B |
| numbness | With no feeling; emotionless |
| tyranny | Cruel use of power; oppressive government |
| orphaned | Child without parents |
| wailed | Make mournful cry |
| oaths | Solemn promise |
| prevail | Be stronger; win through |
| wary | Cautious; showing suspicion |
| oppressive | Dominating harshly; stifling |
| imitate | Mimic somebody |
| falsity | Being untrue |
| awakener | Wake up |
| flowed | Move freely from place to place |
| absolute | Adds emphasis; unequivocal |
| acquainted | Familiar; known |
| divine | Having godlike nature; connected with worship |
| devout | Very religious; very sincere |
| pondering | Consider carefully |
| dawn | Day break; beginning |
| vehicle | Means of land transportation |
| temple | Building for worship |
| neglected | Not care for something properly; fail to do something |
| stubborn | Unreasonably determined; dogged; hard to remove |
| vital | Crucial; needed for life |
| atom | smallest part of element; very small amount |
| scolded | tell somebody off; speak harshly |
| chisel | a tool for cutting and shaping wood or stone, consisting of a straight flat beveled blade with a sharp square-cut bottom edge inserted in a handle |
| legends | a story that has been passed down for generations, especially one that is presented as history but is unlikely to be true |
| convincingly | to make somebody sure or certain of something |
| comrades | a fellow member of a group, especially a fellow soldier |
| impiety | an act that shows a lack of religious respect or devotion |
| wounded | injury to body |
| eloquence | forceful, expressive, and persuasive language |
| chariot | a two-wheeled horse-drawn vehicle without seats |
| rapid | Fast |
| waged | payment for work |
| renowned | well known or famous |