| A | B |
| epoch | a period of time |
| incredulity | disbelief |
| superlative | highest order/degree, excessive/exaggerated |
| tumbrels | two wheeled carts |
| capitulate | surrender under specific conditions |
| mire | an area of wet, soggy, muddy ground |
| relish | a strong appreciate or liking |
| emphatic | expressed with emphasis |
| tremulous | marked by trembling or shaking |
| forlornness | appearing sad or lonely |
| nondescript | lacking distinctive qualities |
| substratum | underlying layer |
| cutlass | short heavy sword |
| genial | friendly pleasant |
| adjuration | serious appeal |
| cessation | stopping |
| agitation | upset disruption |
| blown | tired, out of breath |
| expeditiously | done with speed and efficiency |
| inexorable | not capable of being persuaded |
| perpetuation | to cause to continue indefinitely |
| inscrutable | difficult to understand |
| evincing | showing or demonstrating |