| A | B |
| plumes | feathers; an elongated column of smoke |
| tethers | limit one's strength; something used to fasten an object in order to limit its radius |
| obliged | to do a favor for |
| warbled | to sing in a trill or quavering manner |
| reverence | honor or respect |
| bulbous | resembling a bulb; especially in a roundness |
| eulogy | a writing in honor of one deceased |
| wheeze | to breathe with difficulty; usually with a whistling sound |
| tithing | paying or giving a tenth |
| conniving | to cooperate secretly or have a secret understanding |
| dismay | upset; perturb; disappointment |
| ingratiated | to have gained favor |
| implication | a supposedly logical explanation for 2 propositions, where if the first is true then the second is true |
| stifle | suffocated; smothered; muffled |
| profound | having intellectual depth or insight |