| A | B |
| faculty | a natural power or ability |
| languish | to become weak |
| intimate | to make known indirectly, hint |
| sundry | various; miscellaneous |
| interpose | to interfere in order to help; intervene |
| deplore | to feel strong disapproval or deeply regreg |
| extenuating | lessening of a fault by serving as a partial excuse |
| specter | a ghostly vision |
| rend | to tear or split apart violently |
| veneer | a thin surface layer that conceals what is below |
| affiliate | a person or organization associated with another |
| cognizant | aware |
| segregated | separated according to race |
| retaliating | taking revenge |
| appraisal | evaluation |
| diligently | in a persevering, painstaking manner |
| statute | a law |
| estrangement | separation; alienation |
| latent | existing in a hidden form |
| provocation | something that arouses anger |