| A | B |
| accentuate | to emphasize |
| ambiguous | having more than one meaning |
| comprehensive | thorough |
| felicitous | appropriate |
| intricacy | condition or state of being complex, involved, or detailed |
| introspective | given to examination of one's own thoughts and feelings |
| provocative | stimulating |
| rhetorical | the effective use of words |
| usurp | to take by force |
| vernacular | the native language or dialect of a country or region |
| allegory | a symbolic story in which people, settings or actions represent ideas or moral qualities |
| conjecture | an opinion without proof |
| despicable | lacking moral restraint |
| dissolute | deserving of scorn or vile |
| ferocity | the quality or state of being fierce |
| incongruous | not suitable or appropriate |
| misanthrope | an individual who dislikes or distrusts other human beings |
| prologue | an introductory or preceding event |
| protagonist | the main character in a story or play |
| terse | concise |