| A | B |
|---|
| parable | a simple story of everyday life with a moral |
| plaintively | with woe and sorrow; mournfully |
| avarice | greed for riches |
| indigent | poverty-stricken; poor |
| suppliant | one who asks humbly or pleads |
| estuary | an inlet of the sea; specially a river mouth |
| bulwark | thing or person who shields or defends |
| undulating | wavy in motion or appearance |
| speculatively | in a thoughtful, evaluating way |
| incandescence | brilliant gleam; bright flow; radiance |
| semblance | false or deceptive apprearance |
| precipitated | brought on or caused, usually suddenly |
| lucent | clear and bright; crystal |
| benediction | blessing or grace |
| subjugation | servitude; defeat; enslavement |
| dissembling | deceiving; disguising one's true feelings or aims |
| clamored | made a loud noise; roared or shouted |
| furtive | stealthy, sly or sneaky |
| consecrated | blessed or holy |
| cozened | deceived; tricked |
| countenanced | approved; supported; tolerated |
| stalwart | sturdy; muscular |
| benign | kind; good-hearted |
| legerdemain | magical tricks; sleight or hand |
| collusion | secret agreement for the purpose of tricking another or breaking the law |
| coagulating | thickening or clotting |
| lethargy | listlessness; dullness or laziness |
| searing | burning or hardening |
| edifice | structure |
| keening | wailing (for the dead); mourning |
| pivoting | turning |
| irresolution | indecision or hesitation |
| escarpment | steep cliff (created by erosion) |
| petulant | irritable; peevish |
| intercession | the making of prayers or pleas in behalf of someone else; intervention |
| germane | similar or relevant to |
| ulcerous | corrupt and rotting |
| malignant | dangerous and deadly; evil |
