| A | B |
| inauspicious | not favorable; portending an unfamorable outcome |
| indubitably | without question |
| heterodox | contrary to an acknowledged standard or church doctrine |
| ignominy | deep personal humiliation or disgrace |
| contumely | harsh language or treatment arising from haughtiness |
| heterogeneous | consisting of dissimilar ingredients |
| iniquity | gross wickedness or sin |
| tremulously | done with trembling or tremors |
| amenable | capable of submission |
| besmirch | to sully or soil |
| infamy | evil reputation |
| galling | markedly irritating; vexing |
| penance | an act of self-abasement |
| morbid | relating to disease or unwholesome things |
| repugnance | strong dislike; the quality of being contradictory |
| exhortation | the act of urging strongly |
| inscrutable | not readily understood |
| mutability | having the ability to change |
| imbibe | to drink; to take in; to absorb |
| anathema | intensely disliked; cursed by religious authority |
| dearth | scarcity that makes something dear--lack |
| imperious | befitting of eminent rank; commanding |
| dauntless | fearless; courageous |
| panoply | a full suit of armor; an impressive covering |
| constrained (adj) | that which is forced by physical or moral limitations |