| A | B |
|---|
| crescendo | progressive increase in force or intensity |
| vibrant | strong or resonating |
| benign | gentle, kindly |
| anguish | severe mental or physical pain or suffering |
| jaunty | having a lively, cheerful, and self confident manner |
| awe | feeling of reverential respect mixed with fear or wonder |
| midst | in the middle of |
| painstaking | done with or employing great care and thoroughness |
| indolence | laziness |
| unanimous | fully in agreement |
| magnitude | great size or extent of something |
| acquisition | learning or developing of a skill, habit, or quality |
| relish | great enjoyment |
| compel | force or oblige someone to do something |
| prohibition | action of forbidding something, especially by law |
| integral | necessary to make a whole complete; essential or fundamental |
| spacious | having ample space |
| diminish | make or become less |
| transmit | cause something to pass on from one place or person to another |
| tentatively | done without confidence; hesitant |
| deftly | neatly skillful and quick in one's movements |
| poised | be or cause to be balanced or suspended |
| descent | an action of moving downward, dropping, or falling |
| exhilarating | feeling happy, animated, or elated |
| obsolete | no longer produced or used; out of date |
| unwieldy | difficult to carry or move because of its size, shape, or weight |
| quizzical | indicating mild or amused puzzlement |
| weary | feeling or showing tiredness |
