| A | B |
|---|
| stolid | having or revealing little emotion |
| refracted | deflected from a straight path |
| imperceptibly | impossible to detect by ordinary senses |
| pulverized | reduced to powder |
| melancholy | sadness; gloominess |
| capillary | fine; small in diameter |
| multifaceted | having many faces |
| ballistics | the study of the dynamics of projectiles |
| erected | set up; established |
| proclivities | predispositions; tendencies |
| odious | arousing strong dislike or displeasure |
| ravenous | extremely hungry; greedy for gratification |
| pratfall | humiliating failure; a fall on the buttocks |
| dictum | authoritative pronouncement |
| noncombustible | does not burn easily |
| tactile | relating to the sense of touch |
| cadenced | with a rhythmic flow |
| retaliation | returning like for like |
| receptacle | a container that holds matter |
| cowardice | ignoble fear in the face of danger |
| simultaneously | at the same time |
| manifested | showed; revealed |
| verbiage | wordiness |
| parried | deflected; avoided |
| smouldering | burning with little smoke and no flame |
| obscure | non clear; partially hidden; remote |
| indecisive | not able to make a decision |
| grotesque | bizarre; distorted |
| limned | described |
| juggernaut | overwhelmingly advancing sight crushing all in its path |
| cardamon | Indian spice |
| pedants | those who flaunt their knowledge |
| pyre | a pile of combustible materials for burning a corpse |
