| A | B |
|---|
| fleeting | passing swiftly; fading or vanishing quickly |
| glum | sullenly or silently gloomy; moody, sulky; despondent, melancholy |
| obsolete | no longer in general use; fallen into disuse; ancient; old-fashioned |
| horde | a large group, multitude, number, etc.; a mass or crowd |
| suppress | to keep in; to withhold; to subdue |
| ecstatic | feeling great joy, delight, or rapture |
| realm | the region, sphere, or domain within which anything occurs, prevails, or dominates; kingdom |
| mimic | to imitate or copy in action, speech, etc., |
| sarcasm | a cutting, often ironic remark intended to mock another |
| rueful | causing, feeling, or expressing sorrow or regret |
| solace | something that gives comfort, consolation, or relief |
| augment | to make larger; enlarge in size, number, strength, or extent; to increase |
| fugitives | people who flee; refugees |
| language | lacking in vigor or vitality; slack or slow; lacking in spirit or interest; listless; indifferent; weak, feeble, weary, exhausted |
| lethargy | the quality or state of being drowsy and dull, listless andunenergetic, or indifferent and lazy |
| taut | tightly drawn; tense; not slack |
