| A | B |
| sobriety | the quality or state of being sober |
| temperance | moderation in or abstinence from the use of intoxicating drink |
| advent | the coming of Christ at the Incarnation |
| immutable | not capable of or susceptible to change |
| entity | BEING, EXISTENCE |
| salient | jetting upward |
| dexterity | mental skill or quickness |
| prominence | something prominent : PROJECTION |
| communal | of or relating to a community |
| consolation | the act or an instance of consoling : the state of being consoled : COMFORT |
| impassioned | filled with passion or zeal : showing great warmth or intensity of feeling |
| skepticism | an attitude of doubt or a disposition to incredulity either in general or toward a particular object |
| efflorescent | the action or process of developing and unfolding as if coming into flower : BLOSSOMING |
| obstinacy | the quality or state of being obstinate : STUBBORNNESS |
| arduous | hard to accomplish or achieve : DIFFICULT |
| extol | to praise highly |
| introspective | a reflective looking inward |