| A | B |
| insipid | lacking qualities that excite, stimulate, or interest; dull |
| auspice | fear resulting from the awareness of danger |
| contemptuous | expressing scorn |
| rebuke | criticism |
| auspicious | favor or bring good luck |
| interlarded | to insert something foreign into |
| clandestine | kept or done in secret |
| zephyr | a gentle breeze |
| toils | the things that bind, snare, or entangle |
| ominous | menacing; threatening |
| huzzah | an expression of joy, encouragement, or triumph |
| infernal | extremely evil or cruel |
| marvel | something that causes feelings of wonder |
| labyrinth | a maze |
| temperance | self-restraint in behavior or expression |
| guile | shrewd or cunning deception |
| attririon | a gadual wearing down of something |
| sinuous | characterized by many curves or turns; winding |
| switch | a slender flexible rod, stick, ro twig, especially one used for whipping |
| eminence | a rise of ground; a hill |