| A | B |
|---|
| palpable | easily felt or touched |
| indolently | lazily, without energy |
| disarming | removing or lessening suspicions |
| amenities | comforts and convienences |
| imprudent | unwise |
| scruples | feelings of doubt or guilt |
| solicitously | in a concerned manner |
| opiate | anything that tends to soothe or calm |
| deplorable | regrettable, very bad |
| precariously | unsteadily ; in an unstable manner |
| intermittently | from time to time |
| scrutinized | looked at carefully |
| obstinately | stubbornly; persistently |
| expedient | means; resource; device used in an emergency |
| inexorable | unyielding;immovable;unchangable |
| abyss | bottomless depth; something beyond understanding |
| intrepid | fearless, brave |
| sever | to break or cut off; seperate |
| indomitable | unconquerable; not easily discouraged |
| placid | calm; undisturbed; tranquil |
| incessantly | constantly; continually |
| disconsolate | very unhappy |
| pauper | very poor person |
| privations | hardships; lack of things needed for a happy life |
| exorbitant | much too high in price or amount |
