| A | B |
|---|
| ventilation | a source of air flow |
| refuge | a place of safety |
| condemn | sentence someone for a crime |
| hearth | the place in front of the fireplace |
| evicted | tossed out; when a tenant is thrown out of his home |
| dread | fear |
| recede | go back; withdraw (receding tide) |
| precious | worth much money (precious gem) or personally important (precious child) |
| tedious | boring; tiresome |
| miscreant | a misbehaver |
| treacherous | evil |
| ferocious | angry, mean, deadly (the ferocious lion) |
| defiant | stubborn refusal to conform to authority |
| barren | without life (the barren, frozen north of Canada) |
| descendant | children; offspring |
| impartial | fair; not favoring either side (an impartial judge) |
| glower | look at someone with an angry face (I glower at the misbehaving student.) |
| pompous | stuck up (the pompous politician) |
| magnanimous | very generous |
| tranquil | calm; quiet |
