| A | B |
|---|
| conflagration | disastrous fire |
| protruded | to jut out; thrust forward |
| ominously | evil; menacingly |
| exile | being forced from one's home or country |
| chaffed | teased good naturedly |
| perspective | point of view |
| forging | to form by putting forth much effort |
| proposition | something offered for consideration |
| forlorn | sad; lonely |
| drone | to talk in a persistently dull or monotone voice |
| proclaimed | to declare officially |
| calamity | state of distress; disastrous event |
| insolence | insulting speech or conduct |
| smolder | to burn sluggishly; without flame |
