| A | B |
|---|
| dank | disagreeably damp |
| palpable | perceptible; noticeable |
| realist | person concerned with real things |
| tangible | having actual form |
| indolently | idly, lazily |
| receding | moving away from, becoming |
| extremity | greatest degree |
| lacerated | torn; mangled |
| forge | move forward |
| glaring | shining to brightly |
| disarming | removing fear or hostility |
| conduct | lead |
| medieval | suggestive of the middle ages |
| amenity | desirable feature |
| appraise | judge the worth of |
| preserve | place maintained for regulated hunting |
| cunning | crafty, skillful |
| analytical | skilled in breaking a whole into parts and examining relationships |
| grisly | terrifying, horrifying |
| condone | forgive or overlook an offense |
| scruple | qualm; uneasiness about something one thinks is wrong |
| barbarous | cruel, brutal, uncultured |
| prospect | likely canidate |
| wan | pale, faint |
| solicitous | showing concern |
| diverting | amusing |
| acknowledge | admit to be true |
| animate | put into motion |
| futile | hopeless |
| intricate | complex |
| imperative | necessary |
| uncanny | beyond normal |
| precarious | insecurely |
| protruding | jutting out |
| cower | crouch in fear |
| inevitable | that which cannot be avoided |
| recoil | state of flying back when released |
| taint | infect |
